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Tobias Ellwood was elected MP for Bournemouth East on 5th May 2005.
The constituency
was previously represented by David Atkinson who was first elected
MP for Bournemouth East in 1977.

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MPs for Bournemouth East were: |
| From |
To |
Name |
| 1977 |
2005 |
David
Atkinson |
| 1959 |
1977 |
JH
Cordle |
| 1952 |
1959 |
N
Nicolson |
| 1945 |
1952 |
Rt
Hon B Bracken |
| 1940 |
1945 |
Sir
CEL Lyle |
| 1910 |
1940 |
Sir
HP Croft Bt |
| 1906 |
1910 |
AA
Allen |
| 1900 |
1906 |
KR
Balfour |
| 1892 |
1900 |
AH
Smith |
| 1885 |
1892 |
CEB
Young |
| 1880 |
1885 |
H
Davey |
| 1874 |
1880 |
Sir
HD Wolff |
| 1868 |
1874 |
EH
Burke |
| 1852 |
1868 |
JE
Walcott |
| 1844 |
1852 |
Hon
EAJ Harris |
| 1837 |
1844 |
Sir
GH Rose |
| 1832 |
1837 |
GW
Tapps |
The
name of the seat has been Bournemouth East since 1974. Prior to
that, it was Bournemouth East and Christchurch from 1950.
From
1918 it was simply Bournemouth (though New Forest and Christchurch
division of Hampshire also elected Members of Parliament during
this period).
During
the period of 1832 until 1918 the area now known as Bournemouth
East was incorporated within the parliamentary constituency of Christchurch.
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