| New Forest | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:NewForest1983Constituency.svg) New Forest in Hampshire, showing boundaries used from 1983–1997 | |
| County | Hampshire |
| Major settlements | Ringwood, Brockenhurst, Lyndhurst, Fordingbridge |
| 1950–1997 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | New Forest and Christchurch |
| Replaced by | New Forest West, New Forest East |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | South Hampshire |
| Replaced by | New Forest and Christchurch |
New Forest was a county constituency in south-west Hampshire which elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was first created under the Redistribution of Seats Act for the 1885 general election, and was abolished for the 1918 general election, when it was partially replaced by the New Forest and Christchurch constituency.
The seat was re-established for the 1950 general election and those thereafter, was significantly cut in size on the creation of the seat of Romsey in 1983 and was abolished for the 1997 general election, when the New Forest East and New Forest West seats were created using its remaining components.
In the British TV series House of Cards, this was the constituency represented by the main character, Francis Urquhart.