South Nottinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)

South Nottinghamshire, formally the "Southern Division of Nottinghamshire" was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the bloc vote system of election.

1832–1885: The Hundreds of Rushcliffe, Bingham, Newark and Thurgarton.^[1]

The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, when the two-seat Nottinghamshire constituency was replaced by the Northern and Southern divisions, each of which elected two MPs.

Both divisions were abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when they were replaced by four new single-seat constituencies: Bassetlaw, Mansfield, Newark and Rushcliffe.

Pelham-Clinton was appointed Commissioners of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings, requiring a by-election.

Pelham-Clinton was appointed Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, requiring a by-election.

Rolleston resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

Bromley's death caused a by-election.

Pierrepont succeeded to the peerage, becoming Earl Manvers and causing a by-election.

Stanhope succeeded to the peerage, becoming 7th Earl of Chesterfield and causing a by-election.

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)
• Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 440. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.