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Davis cruises to by-election win Davis cruises to by-election win
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Former shadow home secretary David Davis has won the Haltemprice and Howden by-election. Former shadow home secretary David Davis has eased to victory in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election with a 15,355 majority and 72% of the vote.
He quit in June, the day after the vote on terror detention, to fight for his seat on a civil liberties platform. He quit his seat in June, the day after a terror detention vote, to fight for his seat on a civil liberties platform.
The Lib Dems and Labour did not stand, although a record 26 candidates, including Mr Davis, contested the poll. The Tory MP said voters had delivered a "stunning message to the government".
Mr Davis won with a majority of 15,355 and the turnout was 35%. Mr Davis said voters had delivered a "stunning message to the government". The turnout was 35% with Mr Davis's closest rival, Shan Oakes of the Green Party, getting 1,758 votes. The Lib Dems and Labour did not stand.
Joanne Robinson of the English Democrats was third with 1,714 (7.2%).
'Tooth and nail'
At the last general election Mr Davis won the seat with a 5,116 majority.At the last general election Mr Davis won the seat with a 5,116 majority.
However, the 17,113 votes he polled were fewer than the 22,792 he achieved at the 2005 election, and turnout was also down from 70.2%.However, the 17,113 votes he polled were fewer than the 22,792 he achieved at the 2005 election, and turnout was also down from 70.2%.
The Green party's Shan Oakes came second with 1,758 votes, or 7.4%.
Joanne Robinson of the English Democrats was third with 1,714 (7.2%).
The Lib Dems - who came second in 2005 - chose not to run because they also opposed the government's plans to extend the time limit on holding terrorism suspects, before they have to be charged, from 28 to 42 days.The Lib Dems - who came second in 2005 - chose not to run because they also opposed the government's plans to extend the time limit on holding terrorism suspects, before they have to be charged, from 28 to 42 days.
We have fired a shot across the bows of Gordon Brown's arrogant, arbitrary and authoritarian government David Davis MP By-election: Full results
Labour refused to stand, describing the by-election as a farce and a waste of more than £80,000 of public money.Labour refused to stand, describing the by-election as a farce and a waste of more than £80,000 of public money.
After the result was declared, Mr Davis said that before he resigned his seat, polls showed 69% of people supported the government on 42 days.
That figure now stood at 39%, he added.
He said: "We have fired a shot across the bows of Gordon Brown's arrogant, arbitrary and authoritarian government."
He said he would return to Westminster on Monday with a mandate "to fight Gordon Brown's vision of Big Brother Britain tooth and nail, to stop 42 days in its tracks, to prevent the disaster of ID cards before it happens, to protect our personal privacy from being ransacked by the ever-intrusive state".
Among those who have backed Mr Davis's campaign and attended debates in the constituency were Bob Geldof, Iraq war veteran Col Tim Collins - and a Labour MP, Bob Marshall Andrews.Among those who have backed Mr Davis's campaign and attended debates in the constituency were Bob Geldof, Iraq war veteran Col Tim Collins - and a Labour MP, Bob Marshall Andrews.
But the Green Party questioned Mr Davis's stance on some civil liberties issues - including his support for the 28-day limit on holding terror suspects without charge, increased from 14 days in 2005, and his views on capital punishment and gay rights.But the Green Party questioned Mr Davis's stance on some civil liberties issues - including his support for the 28-day limit on holding terror suspects without charge, increased from 14 days in 2005, and his views on capital punishment and gay rights.
And rape law campaigner Jill Saward, who stood as an independent, criticised his opposition to extending the DNA database and CCTV - which she sees as "the very tools the police need to keep us safe".And rape law campaigner Jill Saward, who stood as an independent, criticised his opposition to extending the DNA database and CCTV - which she sees as "the very tools the police need to keep us safe".
Other parties who contested the election included the English Democrats and Christian Party.Other parties who contested the election included the English Democrats and Christian Party.