1997 General Election - East Hampshire
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | East Hampshire |
| Turnout | 75.9% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Mates, Michael | Conservative | 27,927 |
| Booker, Robert | Liberal Democrats | 16,337 |
| Hoyle, Robert | Labour | 9,945 |
| Hayter, John | Referendum | 2,757 |
| Foster, Ian | Greens | 649 |
| Coles, Stephen | UKIP | 513 |