Havant (UK Parliament constituency)
Havant | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Havant in Hampshire. | |
Location of Hampshire within England. | |
County | Hampshire |
Electorate | 70,568 (December 2010)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of parliament | Alan Mak (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Havant & Waterloo |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | South East England |
Havant /ˈhævənt/ is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Alan Mak, the first person of Chinese origin to be elected to the chamber.[n 2] To date, the constituency has been a Conservative safe seat.
Boundaries
The constituency comprises most of the borough (and the town) of Havant in Hampshire. This includes two other towns: Waterlooville and Emsworth.
History
The constituency was preceded by Havant and Waterloo.
The current MP Alan Mak is the first person of Chinese and East Asian origin to be elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[2] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | Ian Lloyd | Conservative | |
1992 | David Willetts | Conservative | |
2015 | Alan Mak | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Mak | 23,159 | 51.7 | +0.6 | |
UKIP | John Perry | 9,239 | 20.6 | +14.7 | |
Labour | Graham Giles | 7,149 | 15.9 | −1.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Steve Sollitt[4] | 2,929 | 6.5 | −16.9 | |
Green | Tim Dawes | 2,352 | 5.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,920 | 31.1 | |||
Turnout | 44,828 | 63.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Willetts | 22,433 | 51.1 | +6.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Alex Payton | 10,273 | 23.4 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Robert Smith | 7,777 | 17.7 | −11.0 | |
UKIP | Gary Kerrin | 2,611 | 5.9 | +3.5 | |
English Democrat | Fungus Addams | 809 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 12,160 | 27.7 | |||
Turnout | 43,903 | 63.0 | +2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Willetts | 18,370 | 44.4 | +0.5 | |
Labour | Miss Sarah Jane Bogle | 11,862 | 28.7 | −4.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Alexander Michael Bentley | 8,358 | 20.2 | +1.6 | |
Green | Timothy Morgan Dawes | 1,006 | 2.4 | +0.4 | |
UKIP | Stephen Andrew Harris | 998 | 2.4 | +1.0 | |
BNP | Ian Richard Johnson | 562 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Veritas | Russell Mark Thomas | 195 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,508 | 15.7 | |||
Turnout | 41,351 | 60.3 | +2.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Willetts | 17,769 | 43.9 | +4.2 | |
Labour | Peter Coulter Guthrie | 13,562 | 33.5 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mrs. Catherine Helena Cole | 7,508 | 18.6 | −3.8 | |
Green | Kevin Michael Jacks | 793 | 2.0 | N/A | |
UKIP | Timothy James Cuell | 561 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Independent | Roy Stanley | 244 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,207 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | 40,437 | 57.6 | −12.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Willetts | 19,204 | 39.7 | −13.1 | |
Labour | Mrs. Lynne Rosemary Armstrong | 15,475 | 32.0 | +12.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael David Kooner | 10,806 | 22.4 | −3.7 | |
Referendum | Anthony Francis Green | 2,395 | 5.0 | N/A | |
British Isles People First Party | Major Atwal | 442 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,729 | 7.7 | |||
Turnout | 48,322 | 70.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Willetts | 32,233 | 55.0 | −2.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Frederick van Hagen | 14,649 | 25.0 | −3.1 | |
Labour | Graham John Morris | 10,968 | 18.7 | +4.6 | |
Green | Terry Albert Frank Mitchell | 793 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 17,584 | 30.0 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 58,643 | 79.0 | +4.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Stewart Lloyd | 32,527 | 57.1 | +1.8 | |
Social Democratic | Mrs. Elizabeth Ellen Cleaver | 16,017 | 28.1 | −4.6 | |
Labour | James Arthur Philips | 8,030 | 14.1 | +2.1 | |
Creek Road Fresh Bread Party | Gerald Wheddon Fuller | 373 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 16,510 | 29.0 | |||
Turnout | 56,947 | 74.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Stewart Lloyd | 29,148 | 55.3 | N/A | |
Social Democratic | Mrs. Elizabeth Ellen Cleaver | 17,192 | 32.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Robert John Norris | 6,335 | 12.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,956 | 22.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 52,675 | 72.1 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- References
- ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
- ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Steve Sollitt PPC page". Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
Sources
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1983 - 1992 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1992 - 2005 (Guardian)
Coordinates: 50°49′N 0°59′W / 50.82°N 0.98°W
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