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A by-election was held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of Eastleigh on 9 June 1994. The seat had fallen vacant because of the death of Conservative Party MP Stephen Milligan on 7 February.

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.

Eastleigh by-election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Chidgey	24,473	44.3	+16.3
	Labour	M. Birks	15,234	27.6	+6.8
	Conservative	Stephen Allison	13,675	24.7	-26.5
	UK Independence	Nigel Farage	952	1.7
	Monster Raving Loony	David Sutch	783	1.4
	Natural Law	P Warburton	145	0.3
Majority			9,239	16.7
Turnout				58.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	-16.8

General Election 1992: Eastleigh
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

[edit] See also

• List of UK by-elections