Eric Clarke (politician)

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Eric Clarke (born April 9, 1933 ) is a Scottish politician .

Life

Clarke attended Edinburgh Catholic School and was then educated at technical colleges. He entered professional life at the age of 16. He stayed true to his job as a miner for 26 years. Clarke was secretary to the Scottish branch of the National Union of Mineworkers for twelve years . From 1984 to 1988 he was his union representative on the National Executive Committee of the Labor Party , but then lost the support of union leader Arthur Scargill .

Political career

Clarke was a councilor in his area for 16 years. For the first time he stood for the Labor Party in the general election in 1992 for elections at the national level. His constituency of Midlothian is traditionally shaped by coal mining and all MPs since the end of the war ( David Pryde , James Hill and Alex Eadie ) have been Labor politicians with professional roots in mining. After Eadie was no longer available for the 1992 elections, Clarke continued this tradition. On election day he prevailed safely against his four opponents and moved into the British House of Commons for the first time .

In Parliament, Clarke campaigned for the preservation of the declining Scottish coal industry. From 1994 to 1997 he was Whip of the opposition Labor Group. In the following general election in 1997 he held his mandate and was able to increase his share of the vote by 9.6% to 53.5%. At the 2001 elections, Clarke did not occur at more. His party colleague David Hamilton held the mandate for the Labor Party. A total of 365 contributions by Clarke are recorded in Parliament.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Eric Clarke in Hansard (English)
  2. ^ A b c Robert Waller, Byron Criddle: The Almanac of British Politics , 6th Edition, 1999, Routledge, London, p. 479. ISBN 0-415-18540-8
  3. ↑ Results of the 1992 general election ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.politicsresources.net
  4. ↑ Results of the 1997 general election ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.politicsresources.net
personal data
SURNAME Clarke, Eric
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 9, 1933