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Richard Huggett, standing as a "Literal Democrat", gained over 10,000 votes in the Devon and East Plymouth constituency and almost certainly prevented the Liberal Democrats from gaining a third seat from the Conservative Party. Richard J. Huggett is a British man who prompted the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and is the second oldest extant political party in the world. ...

• Overall (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) turnout: 36.8% (EU average: 57%)
• Overall votes cast: 15,852,589

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England, Scotland and Wales

Sources: *UK Office of the European Parliament *United Kingdom election results

Note: Percentages are approximate

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Northern Ireland

Source: Northern Ireland Social and Political Archive

Total votes cast - 559,867. DUP redirects here. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... For pre-Arthur Griffith use of the political name, see Sinn Féin (19th century). ... The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... The Ulster Independence Movement was an Ulster nationalist political party founded (as the Ulster Independence Committee) in 1988, having emerged from the Ulster Clubs (an attempt at a Unionist umbrella group). ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and is the second oldest extant political party in the world. ... The Workers Party (in Irish Páirtí na nOibrithe) is an Irish left wing political party that evolved from Official Sinn Féin. ... A specimen of the membership card for the Labour Party of Northern Ireland. ... The Natural Law Party was a trans-national political party with national branches in over 80 countries. ... The Ulster Third Way is the Northern Ireland branch of the Third Way and is organised by David Kerr. ...

Party Leaders on 5 June 1994

• Labour - Margaret Beckett (As Deputy Leader assumed the leadership upon the death of leader John Smith)
• Conservative - John Major
• Liberal Democrat - Paddy Ashdown
• Green - Jean Lambert (Principal speaker)
• SNP - Alex Salmond
• Plaid Cymru - Dafydd Elis Thomas
• UK Independence Party - Alan Sked
• Liberal Party - Michael Meadowcroft
• DUP - Ian Paisley
• SDLP - John Hume
• UUP - James Molyneaux

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See also

• Elections in the United Kingdom: European elections
• MEPs for the UK 1994 - 1999