is a
Constituency represented in the
House Of Commons of the
Parliament Of The United Kingdom . It elects one
Member Of Parliament (MP) by the
First Past The Post system of election.
The constituency is centred around the
Winchester District in
Hampshire , sharing similar borders. The main city in the constituency is
Winchester .
Following their review of parliamentary representation in
Hampshire , the
Boundary Commission For England has created a new seat in the county. A new
Meon Valley constituency has been formed from parts of the existing Winchester seat.
In the
1997 General Election Mark Oaten (
Liberal Democrat ) beat the incumbent
Conservative MP
Gerry Malone with a majority of 2 votes. Malone successfully challenged the election in the High Court, which declared it void. A
By-election was held which returned
Mark Oaten as MP, this time with a larger majority of 21,556.
The candidacy of
Richard Huggett in both 1997 elections as a "Literal Democrat" candidate led in part to the creation of the
Registration Of Political Parties Act 1998 .
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Mark Oaten
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31,222
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506
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&minus40
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Conservative Party (UK)
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George Hollingbery
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23,749
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385
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+02
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Labour Party (UK)
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Patrick Davies
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4,782
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78
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+19
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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David Abbott
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1,321
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21
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+10
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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&minus21
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Andrew Hayes
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22,648
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383
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-38
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Labour Party (UK)
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Stephen Wyeth
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3,498
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59
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-46
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Joan Martin
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664
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11
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+04
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Wessex Regionalist Party
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Henrietta Rous
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66
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01
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''N/A''
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''Note:'' The percentage differences are compared to the previous general election poll, not the by-election.
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Labour Party (UK)
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Patrick Davies
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944
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17
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&minus88
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Robin Page
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521
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10
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+02
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Natural Law Party
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Rosemary Barry
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48
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01
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+01
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Independent Conservative
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Roger Everest
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40
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01
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+01
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Labour Party (UK)
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Patrick Davies
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6,528
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105
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Referendum Party
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Peter Strand
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1,598
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26
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Derek Rumsey
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476
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08
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Independent
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John Browne
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307
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05
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Official Monster Raving Loony Party
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Peter Stockton
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307
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05
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Conservative Party (UK)
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''Note:'' Because of the presence on the ballot paper of
Richard Huggett as "Liberal Democrat Top Choice for Parliament", Oaten used the description "Liberal Democrat Leader Paddy Ashdown" to identify himself as the official Liberal Democrat candidate.
