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1994 Eastleigh by-election

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1994 Eastleigh by-election
← 1992 9 June 1994 1997 →
Turnout58.7% (Decrease 24.2%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
Con
Candidate David Chidgey Marilyn Birks Stephen Reid
Party Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative
Popular vote 24,473 15,234 13,675
Percentage 44.3% 27.6% 24.7%
Swing Increase 16.3% Increase 6.8% Decrease 26.5%
MP before election

Stephen Milligan
Conservative

Elected MP

David Chidgey
Liberal Democrats

The 1994 Eastleigh by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 9 June 1994 for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of Eastleigh in Hampshire. The seat had fallen vacant because of the death of Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) Stephen Milligan on 7 February.[1]

The result of the election was a gain for the Liberal Democrats on a large swing. A disastrous result for the Conservative Party saw them fall to third place.[2] The election, along with the EU elections and three other by-elections held that day, were the first election that the newly formed UK Independence Party (UKIP) stood in, with Nigel Farage as the candidate; Farage went on to become the leader of UKIP in 2006. He would later win election to the constituency of Clacton in Essex in 2024 as leader of Reform UK, formerly the Brexit Party.

Results

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Eastleigh by-election, 1994[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Chidgey 24,473 44.3 +16.3
Labour Marilyn Birks 15,234 27.6 +6.8
Conservative Stephen Reid 13,675 24.7 −26.5
UKIP Nigel Farage 952 1.7 New
Monster Raving Loony David Sutch 783 1.4 New
Natural Law Peter Warburton 145 0.3 New
Majority 9,239 16.7 N/A
Turnout 55,262 58.7 −24.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing −16.8

Previous results

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General election 1992: Eastleigh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Milligan 38,998 51.3
Liberal Democrats David Chidgey 21,296 28.0
Labour Jo Sugrue 15,768 20.7
Majority 17,702 23.3
Turnout 76,062 82.9
Conservative hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Independent | Lib Dems win over disenchanted Tories: Conservative defections in Eastleigh are unlikely to benefit Labour's high-profile campaign.
  2. ^ a b c Guardian | Eastleigh election results
  3. ^ Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1992–97 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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