The 1994 Eastleigh by-election was a parliamentary
by-election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...
held on 9 June 1994 for the
United Kingdom
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House of Commons
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constituency of
Eastleigh
Eastleigh is a town in Hampshire, England, between Southampton and Winchester. It is the largest town and the administrative seat of the Borough of Eastleigh, with a population of 24,011 at the 2011 census.
The town lies on the River Itchen, ...
in
Hampshire
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. The seat had fallen vacant because of the death of
Conservative Party Member of Parliament
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(MP)
Stephen Milligan on 7 February.
The Independent , Lib Dems win over disenchanted Tories: Conservative defections in Eastleigh are unlikely to benefit Labour's high-profile campaign.
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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.[Guardian , Eastleigh election results](_blank)
/ref> 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
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(UKIP) stood in, with Nigel Farage
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as the candidate; Farage went on to become the leader of UKIP in 2006.
Results
Previous results
See also
* 2013 Eastleigh by-election
* Eastleigh constituency
* The town of Eastleigh
Eastleigh is a town in Hampshire, England, between Southampton and Winchester. It is the largest town and the administrative seat of the Borough of Eastleigh, with a population of 24,011 at the 2011 census.
The town lies on the River Itchen, ...
References
External links
Campaign literature from the by-election
{{By-elections to the 51st UK Parliament
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By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Hampshire constituencies
Politics of the Borough of Eastleigh
1990s in Hampshire