Robert McTaggart

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Robert McTaggart (born November 2, 1945 - March 23, 1989 ) was a Scottish politician.

Political career

Since the general election in 1966 which held Labor -Politiker Thomas McMillan , the mandate of the constituency Glasgow Central . McMillan passed away during the electoral term, which required the Glasgow Central constituency to hold by-elections on June 26, 1980. As McMillan's successor, McTaggart ran for the Labor Party for the constituency mandate. His main opponents included the SNP candidate Gil Paterson and the conservative Anna McCurley . In the constituency, which has been one of the strongholds of the Labor Party since 1950, McTaggart clearly prevailed against his competitors and moved into the British House of Commons for the first time . In the following general election in 1983 and 1987 , McTaggart held the mandate safe. Like his predecessor, McTaggart died during the electoral term. As McTaggart's successor, the Labor Party set up Michael Watson . He won the by-elections on June 15, 1989, against his main rival Alex Neil from the SNP.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Robert McTaggart in Hansard (English)
  2. ^ R. Ramsay: A Guide to Post-War Scottish By-Elections to the UK Parliament , Paragon, 2011, p. 41. ISBN 978-1-9083-4126-6
  3. ↑ Results of the parliamentary elections in 1983 ( Memento of the original from March 19, 2012 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 lower house elections 1987 ( Memento of the original from March 3, 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
  5. ^ MJ Bedford (Ed.): Dod's Parliamentary Companion 1991 , Vacher Dod Publishing, 1991, p. 159. ISBN 978-0-9057-0217-9

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personal data
SURNAME McTaggart, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 2, 1945
DATE OF DEATH March 23, 1989