Malcolm Macmillan

Malcolm Kenneth Macmillan (21 August 1913 – 17 November 1978) was a Scottish Labour Party politician and journalist.

At the 1935 general election, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Western Isles. He was re-elected at the next seven general elections, serving as the MP for the constituency for 35 years before losing his seat at the 1970 general election to Donald Stewart of the Scottish National Party (SNP).

In 1972, Macmillan was expelled from the Labour Party after disagreement over the selection of his replacement as Labour candidate, Andrew Wilson. Macmillan stood as a United Labour Party candidate at the February 1974 general election, but finished in fourth place, polling only 6.8% of the vote while the SNP substantially increased their majority.

References

Times Guide to the House of Commons February 1974
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Malcolm Macmillan

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Thomas Ramsay	Member of Parliament for Western Isles 1935–1970	Succeeded by Donald Stewart
Preceded by Charles Taylor	Baby of the House 1935–1940	Succeeded by John Profumo

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