| Cambridgeshire (1994-1999) European Parliament constituency |
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| European Parliament logo | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Dissolved | 1999 |
| MEP(s) | 1 |
| Member State | United Kingdom |
| Source(s) | [1] |
Cambridgeshire was a constituency of the European Parliament located in the United Kingdom, electing one Member of the European Parliament by the first-past-the-post electoral system. Created in 1994 from parts of Cambridge and Bedfordshire North and Suffolk, it was abolished in 1999 on the adoption of proportional representation for European elections in the United Kingdom. It was succeeded by the East of England region.
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On its creation in 1994, it consisted of the parliamentary constituencies of Cambridge, Huntingdon, North East Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, South East Cambridgeshire and South West Cambridgeshire.[1] Cambridge, Huntingdon, North East Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South West Cambridgeshire had previously been part of the Cambridge and Bedfordshire North constituency, while South East Cambridgeshire had been part of the Suffolk constituency.
The entire area became part of the East of England constituency in 1999.
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| part of Cambridge and Bedfordshire North and Suffolk prior to 1994 | |||
| 1994 | Robert Sturdy | Conservative | |
| 1999 | constituency abolished, part of East of England from 1999 | ||
| European Parliament election, 1994: Cambridgeshire[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Robert Sturdy | 66,921 | 37.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | Melanie Jane Johnson | 62,979 | 35.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrat | Andrew Duff | 36,114 | 20.3 | N/A | |
| Green | Margaret Wright | 5,756 | 3.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Paul Wiggin | 4,051 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | Francis Chalmers | 2,077 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,942 | 2.2 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||