Fareham (UK Parliament constituency)
| Fareham | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Fareham in Hampshire | |
Location of Hampshire within England | |
| County | Hampshire |
| Electorate | 76,457 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Fareham, Portchester, Warsash |
| 1974–2024 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Gosport and Fareham |
| Replaced by | Fareham and Waterlooville and Hamble Valley |
| 1885–1950 | |
| Seats | One |
| Type of constituency | County constituency |
| Created from | South Hampshire |
| Replaced by | Gosport and Fareham and Portsmouth Langstone |
Fareham was a constituency in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It existed from 1885 to 1950 and again from 1974 to 2024. Its final Member of Parliament (MP) was Suella Braverman of the Conservative Party, first elected in 2015 (under her maiden name of Suella Fernandes), who served as Home Secretary in 2022–2023.
Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was abolished at the 2024 general election: the majority, comprising Fareham and Portchester, was incorporated into the new constituency of Fareham and Waterlooville (which Braverman contested and won), with the remainder, comprising the villages of Locks Heath, Park Gate, Sarisbury, Titchfield and Warsash, forming part of the newly created constituency of Hamble Valley.