Donald Scott (politician)

For other people named Robert Scott, see Robert Scott (disambiguation).

Sir Robert Donald Scott (also known as Donald Scott^[1]) (13 November 1901 – 18 June 1974) was a British Conservative Party politician.

He was elected unopposed as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wansbeck in a by-election on 22 July 1940, but at the 1945 general election he lost his seat to Labour's Alf Robens, who won with a majority of over 13,000 votes.

At the 1950 general election, he was returned to Parliament for the new constituency of Penrith and The Border, where he was re-elected at the 1951 election. He stood down at the 1955 general election, when he was succeeded by the future Deputy Prime Minister William Whitelaw.

References

1. ^ "SCOTT, Sir (Robert) Donald". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U159403. Retrieved 2009-07-25. 

• Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X. 
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Bernard Cruddas	Member of Parliament for Wansbeck 1940–1945	Succeeded by Alfred Robens
Preceded by new constituency	Member of Parliament for Penrith and The Border 1950–1955	Succeeded by William Whitelaw

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Name	Scott, Robert Donald
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Date of birth	13 November 1901
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Date of death	18 June 1974
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