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| 2 | 1997 Winchester by-election - Results |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Liberal Democrat | Mark Oaten | 37,006 | 68.0 | +26.0 |
| 5 | - | Conservative | Gerry Malone | 15,450 | 28.4 | −13.6 |
| 6 | - | Labour | Patrick Davies | 944 | 1.7 | −8.8 |
| 7 | - | UKIP | Robin Page | 521 | 1.0 | +0.2 |
| 8 | - | Monster Raving Loony | Lord David Sutch | 316 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| 9 | - | "Literal Democrat Mark Here to Win" | Richard Huggett | 59 | 0.1 | −0.9 |
| 10 | - | Natural Law | Rosemary Barry | 48 | 0.1 | - |
| 11 | - | Ind. Conservative | Roger Everest | 40 | 0.1 | - |
| 12 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,556 | 39.6 | - |
| 13 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,384 | 68.7 | 9.9 |
| 14 | - | Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | 19.8 | - |

Question: Who defeated Gerry Malone in the 1997 election and what was the vote margin?
Answer: Oaten won the seat with a majority of 21,556 over second placed Gerry Malone of Conservative party in the 1997 Winchester by-election.