Category: British Politics Facts and Figures

  • 1950 GENERAL ELECTION : South Angus Constituency – Biography of Duncan

    1950 GENERAL ELECTION : South Angus Constituency – Biography of Duncan

    CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

    The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

    CONSTITUENCY NAME : South Angus

    CANDIDATE : Duncan

    PARTY : C. & Nat. L.

    ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

    BIOGRAPHY :

    Capt. J. A. L. Duncan was Conservative M.P. for North Kensington from 1931 to 1945. For several years he was Parliamentary private secretary to Mr. Leslie Burgin as Minister of Transport and Minister of Supply. He was a member of the L.C.C. from 1925 to 1928. Educated at Marl borough, he served in both wars with the Scots Guards. He is aged 50.

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  • 1950 GENERAL ELECTION : South Ayrshire Constituency – Biography of Hughes

    1950 GENERAL ELECTION : South Ayrshire Constituency – Biography of Hughes

    CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

    The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

    CONSTITUENCY NAME : South Ayrshire

    CANDIDATE : Hughes

    PARTY : Lab.

    ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

    BIOGRAPHY :

    Mr. Emrys Hughes won this division in 1946. Son of a former Tony-pandy minister, he was born in 1894, and in 1924 married a daughter of the late Keir Hardie. A journalist, he has travelled a good deal in Europe, including Russia. He has also had long experience in local government, specializing in housing questions.

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  • 1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Dunbartonshire West Constituency – Biography of McKinlay

    1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Dunbartonshire West Constituency – Biography of McKinlay

    CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

    The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

    CONSTITUENCY NAME : Dunbartonshire West

    CANDIDATE : McKinlay

    PARTY : Lab.

    ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

    BIOGRAPHY :

    Mr. A. S. McKinlay was M.P. for the Partick division of Glasgow in 1929-31, and Dunbarton from 1941 to the dissolution. Formerly a woodworker and trade union organizer in the Clyde shipyards, he has been a prominent member of Glasgow Corporation and Convener of the Housing Committee.

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  • 1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Western Isles Constituency – Biography of Murray

    1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Western Isles Constituency – Biography of Murray

    CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

    The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

    CONSTITUENCY NAME : Western Isles

    CANDIDATE : Murray

    PARTY : Scot. Home Rule

    ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

    BIOGRAPHY :

    Mr. D. Murray, born in 1900, took a B.Sc in engineering at Glasgow University, later studied steel making in Germany, was an engineer in Australia, and a steel salesman in the United States and South America. Now an industrial journalist, he is a member of the Committee of the Scottish Convention, and played a part in the launching of the latest Covenant.

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  • 1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Rutherglen Constituency – Biography of McAllister

    1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Rutherglen Constituency – Biography of McAllister

    CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

    The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

    CONSTITUENCY NAME : Rutherglen

    CANDIDATE : McAllister

    PARTY : Lab.

    ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

    BIOGRAPHY :

    Mr. G. McAllister, who was born in 1906, was educated at Wishaw High School and Glasgow University. A public relations consultant, journalist, and author, he joined the Labour Party in 1924, and won Rutherglen from the Conservatives in the 1945 election. He is particularly interested in town and country planning and was secretary of the Town and Country Planning Association.

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  • 1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Perth and East Perthshire Constituency – Biography of Stewart

    1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Perth and East Perthshire Constituency – Biography of Stewart

    CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

    The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

    CONSTITUENCY NAME : Perth and East Perthshire

    CANDIDATE : Stewart

    PARTY : Scot. Nat.

    ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

    BIOGRAPHY :

    Mr. D. Stewart is 33 and a member of the council of the Scottish National Party. He is a member of Doune Town Council, having topped the poll as a Scottish Nationalist last year. He is engaged in the building trade.

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  • 1950 GENERAL ELECTION : West Lothian Constituency – Biography of Hynd

    1950 GENERAL ELECTION : West Lothian Constituency – Biography of Hynd

    CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

    The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

    CONSTITUENCY NAME : West Lothian

    CANDIDATE : Hynd

    PARTY : Scottish Self-Govt.

    ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

    BIOGRAPHY :

    Mr. Maxwell Hynd, who is in his late fifties, is a publicity agent, and lives at Dunfermline, Fife. He has worked in Australia as a farmer and gold miner, in Argentina as an engineer, and in an industrial works in America. A Scottish Home Ruler for 30 years, he acted as his own election agent and contested the seat without the support of the local Nationalist organization.

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  • FACTS AND FIGURES : Leaders of the SNP at Westminster

    FACTS AND FIGURES : Leaders of the SNP at Westminster

    The list of SNP Leaders at Westminster.

    Westminster Leader : Start – End

    Donald Stewart : 1974 – 1987

    Margaret Ewing : 1987 – 1999

    Alasdair Morgan : 1999 – 2001

    Alex Salmond : 2001 – 2007

    Angus Robertson : 2007 – 2017

    Ian Blackford : 2017 – 2022

    Stephen Flynn : 2022 –

  • House of Lords – Members with Over 40 Years of Service

    House of Lords – Members with Over 40 Years of Service

    The below are those members of the House of Lords with 40 or more years of service, with this list last being updated in November 2022. Only Baroness Gardner of Parkes and Baroness Masham of Ilton are Life Peers.

    The Earl of Shrewsbury Shrewsbury, E. 69 Male Conservative
    Baroness Gardner of Parkes Gardner of Parkes, B. 95 Female Conservative
    The Earl of Rosslyn Rosslyn, E. 64 Male Crossbench
    The Earl of Courtown Courtown, E. 68 Male Conservative
    Lord St John of Bletso St John of Bletso, L. 65 Male Crossbench
    Lord Henley Henley, L. 68 Male Conservative
    The Earl of Erroll Erroll, E. 74 Male Crossbench
    Lord Glenarthur Glenarthur, L. 78 Male Conservative
    Lord Crathorne Crathorne, L. 83 Male Conservative
    Lord Greenway Greenway, L. 81 Male Crossbench
    Lord Geddes Geddes, L. 85 Male Conservative
    Viscount Craigavon Craigavon, V. 78 Male Crossbench
    Viscount Astor Astor, V. 70 Male Conservative
    Earl Peel Peel, E. 75 Male Crossbench
    The Earl of Caithness Caithness, E. 73 Male Conservative
    Baroness Masham of Ilton Masham of Ilton, B. 87 Female Crossbench
    The Earl of Liverpool Liverpool, E. 77 Male Conservative
    Lord Brougham and Vaux Brougham and Vaux, L. 84 Male Conservative
    Lord Hylton Hylton, L. 90 Male Crossbench
    Lord Trefgarne Trefgarne, L. 81 Male Conservative
  • House of Lords – Members Aged 90 and Over

    House of Lords – Members Aged 90 and Over

    The list of Lords in the House of Lords aged 90 or over, with the list last being updated in November 2022.

    Lord Alliance Alliance, L. 90 Male Liberal Democrat
    Lord Bhatia Bhatia, L. 90 Male Non-affiliated
    Lord Clarke of Hampstead Clarke of Hampstead, L. 90 Male Labour
    Lord Hylton Hylton, L. 90 Male Crossbench
    Lord Kalms Kalms, L. 90 Male Non-affiliated
    Lord Lawson of Blaby Lawson of Blaby, L. 90 Male Conservative
    Lord Morris of Aberavon Morris of Aberavon, L. 90 Male Labour
    Lord Singh of Wimbledon Singh of Wimbledon, L. 90 Male Crossbench
    Lord Wakeham Wakeham, L. 90 Male Conservative
    Viscount Bridgeman Bridgeman, V. 91 Male Conservative
    Viscount Eccles Eccles, V. 91 Male Conservative
    Lord Jopling Jopling, L. 91 Male Conservative
    Lord Marlesford Marlesford, L. 91 Male Conservative
    Lord Paul Paul, L. 91 Male Non-affiliated
    Lord Hoyle Hoyle, L. 92 Male Labour
    Baroness Seccombe Seccombe, B. 92 Female Conservative
    Baroness Boothroyd Boothroyd, B. 93 Female Crossbench
    Lord Craig of Radley Craig of Radley, L. 93 Male Crossbench
    Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank Rodgers of Quarry Bank, L. 94 Male Liberal Democrat
    Lord Taverne Taverne, L. 94 Male Liberal Democrat
    Baroness Gardner of Parkes Gardner of Parkes, B. 95 Female Conservative
    Lord Christopher Christopher, L. 97 Male Labour