- Wight and Hampshire South (European Parliament constituency)
Infobox European Parliament constituency
name = Infobox Wight and Hampshire South (European Parliament constituency)
title = Wight and Hampshire South
mapcaption =European Parliament logo
created = 1984
dissolved = 1999
meps = 1
memberstate =United Kingdom
sources = [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/] |Prior to its uniform adoption ofproportional representation in 1999, theUnited Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections inEngland ,Scotland andWales . The European Parliament constituencies used under that system were smaller than the later regional constituencies and only had oneMember of the European Parliament each.The constituency of Wight and Hampshire South was one of them.
When it was created in England in 1984, it consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of East Hampshire, Fareham, Gosport, Havant, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth North, Portsmouth South. [cite web |url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/ |title=David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results |accessdate=2008-01-20] From 1994, it covered Fareham, Gosport, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth North, Portsmouth South, and Winchester. [cite web |url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/ |title=David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results |accessdate=2008-01-20]
References
External links
* [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/ David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results]
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