Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Francis Compton (Conservative) and Henry John Douglas-Scott-Montagu (Conservative) were elected unopposed for South Hampshire at the 1880 general election. This page covers every general election in South Hampshire from 1832 to 1880.
This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.
Full Election History, 1832–1880
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1832
Henry John Temple (Whig); George Thomas Staunton (Whig)
1,542
36.7% (top seat)
John Willis Fleming (Conservative)
276 (6.2 pts)
70.6%
1835
John Willis Fleming (Conservative); Henry Combe Compton (Conservative)
1,689
27.3% (top seat)
Henry John Temple (Whig)
185 (2.9 pts)
84.4%
1837
John Willis Fleming (Conservative); Henry Combe Compton (Conservative)
2,371
27.1% (top seat)
George Thomas Staunton (Whig)
291 (3.3 pts)
78.6%
1841
John Willis Fleming (Conservative); Henry Combe Compton (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1847
Charles Wellesley (Conservative); Henry Combe Compton (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1852
William Henry Hugh Cholmondeley (Conservative); Henry Combe Compton (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1857
Ralph Heneage Dutton (Conservative); Jervoise Clarke-Jervoise (Whig)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1859
Ralph Heneage Dutton (Conservative); Jervoise Clarke-Jervoise (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1865
Henry Edward Hamlyn-Fane (Conservative); Jervoise Clarke-Jervoise (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1868
William Francis Cowper (Liberal); Henry John Douglas-Scott-Montagu (Conservative)
2,756
25.4% (top seat)
Clement Milward (Liberal)
30 (0.3 pts)
67.6%
1874
Henry John Douglas-Scott-Montagu (Conservative); William Francis Cowper-Temple (Liberal)
2,946
42.1% (top seat)
Clement Swanston (Liberal)
564 (6.1 pts)
48.1%
1880
Francis Compton (Conservative); Henry John Douglas-Scott-Montagu (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Henry John Temple
Whig
1,627
36.7%
Yes
George Thomas Staunton
Whig
1,542
34.8%
Yes
John Willis Fleming
Conservative
1,266
28.5%
No
1835 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Willis Fleming
Conservative
1,746
27.3%
Yes
Henry Combe Compton
Conservative
1,689
26.4%
Yes
Henry John Temple
Whig
1,504
23.5%
No
George Thomas Staunton
Whig
1,450
22.7%
No
1837 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Willis Fleming
Conservative
2,388
27.1%
Yes
Henry Combe Compton
Conservative
2,371
26.9%
Yes
George Thomas Staunton
Whig
2,080
23.6%
No
John Acworth Ommanney
Whig
1,962
22.3%
No
1841 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Willis Fleming
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Henry Combe Compton
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1847 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Wellesley
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Henry Combe Compton
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1852 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Henry Hugh Cholmondeley
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Henry Combe Compton
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1857 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Ralph Heneage Dutton
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Jervoise Clarke-Jervoise
Whig
Unopposed
Yes
1859 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Ralph Heneage Dutton
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Jervoise Clarke-Jervoise
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1865 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Henry Edward Hamlyn-Fane
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Jervoise Clarke-Jervoise
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1868 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Francis Cowper
Liberal
2,797
25.4%
Yes
Henry John Douglas-Scott-Montagu
Conservative
2,756
25.1%
Yes
Clement Milward
Liberal
2,726
24.8%
No
John Carpenter Garnier
Conservative
2,716
24.7%
No
1874 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Henry John Douglas-Scott-Montagu
Conservative
3,878
42.1%
Yes
William Francis Cowper-Temple
Liberal
2,946
32.0%
Yes
Clement Swanston
Liberal
2,382
25.9%
No
1880 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Francis Compton
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Henry John Douglas-Scott-Montagu
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
South Hampshire has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Liberal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won South Hampshire in the 1880 general election?
Francis Compton (Conservative), Henry John Douglas-Scott-Montagu (Conservative) were elected unopposed for South Hampshire in 1880 -- no other candidate stood.
Which parties have won South Hampshire since 1832?
Since 1832, South Hampshire has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Whig.
What was the closest result in South Hampshire?
The closest result on record for South Hampshire was 1868, when Liberal beat Liberal by just 30 votes (0.3 percentage points).
Did South Hampshire ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, South Hampshire elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.