The county was created as one of three divisions of Hampshire as Hampshire formerly included the Isle of Wight to make up a large area and large-electorate two-member seat due to a growing number of tiny electorate increasingly
rotten boroughs since the 13th century until this was abolished under the Great
Reform Act 1832.
1832–1885: The Petty Sessional Divisions of Alton, Andover, Basingstoke, King's Clere [Kingsclere], Droxford, Odiham, Petersfield and Winchester. Under the
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 the seat was abolished; replaced by three seats: •
Basingstoke or Northern Hampshire - this took in the town and two sessional divisions in the mid-north •
Andover or West Hampshire - this took in Andover and Kingsclere sessional divisions and Winchester city •
Petersfield or East Hampshire - this took in Alton, Droxford and Petersfield sessional divisions and the rest of Winchester sessional division (including the town of Alresford) ==Members of Parliament==