Member of Parliament
Huhne was first elected to represent Eastleigh at the general election on 5 May 2005, a constituency within the area for which he was previously the Member of the European Parliament. The previous MP for the constituency, David Chidgey, was also a Liberal Democrat who won his seat in what was historically a Conservative area in a by-election in 1994 following the death of Stephen Milligan. The result in 2005 was close, with Huhne winning with a majority of just 568 over Conservative rival Conor Burns. In the General Election of 2010 Huhne retained his seat, this time with an increased majority of 3,864 over the Conservatives' Maria Hutchings.
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