New Forest West (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 50°48′22″N 1°37′44″W / 50.806°N 1.629°W / 50.806; -1.629
| New Forest West | |
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| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of New Forest West in Hampshire. |
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Location of Hampshire within England. |
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| County | Hampshire |
| Electorate | 68,987 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 (1997) |
| Member of Parliament | Desmond Swayne (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | New Forest |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | South East England |
New Forest West is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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