Dick Douglas

Mr Richard Giles Douglas

Rush ID: 8832

Details

Born:
4 January 1932
Died:
13 May 2014
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Technical officer
Election occupation:
Lecturer/Economist
Parentage:
Unknown
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Backbencher
Who's Who volume:
4
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
8832
MNIS ID:
1050
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q5272842
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
22104

Name changes

  1. DOUGLAS, Dick (1932- )

Constituencies

  1. Dunfermline West

    Party: Lab. & Co-op.
    Year of election: 1983
    Date of election: 9 June 1983
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1992
    Date of exit: 9 April 1992
    Party: Lab. & Co-op.
    Nature of exit: Relocation / defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: Sat as SNP from 1990. Defeated standing at Glasgow Garscadden (as SNP) in 1992 General Election.
  2. Dunfermline

    Party: Lab. & Co-op.
    Year of election: 1979
    Date of election: 3 May 1979
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1983
    Date of exit: 9 June 1983
    Party: Lab. & Co-op.
    Nature of exit: Boundary revision
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: None
  3. Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire

    Party: Lab. & Co-op.
    Year of election: 1970
    Date of election: 18 June 1970
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1974¹
    Date of exit: 28 February 1974
    Party: Lab. & Co-op.
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Glasgow Garscadden

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1992
    Date of election: Thu 9th Apr 1992
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: SNP
    Notes:
  2. Stirlingshire East and Clackmannan

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1974²
    Date of election: Thu 10th Oct 1974
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Lab and Co-op
    Notes:
  3. Glasgow Pollok

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1967*
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: Lab and Co-op
    Notes:
  4. Edinburgh West

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1966
    Date of election: Thu 31st Mar 1966
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Lab and Co-op
    Notes:
  5. South Angus

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1964
    Date of election: Thu 15th Oct 1964
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Lab and Co-op
    Notes:

Higher education

  1. Strathclyde, University of

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Govan High School

  2. Co-operative College

Marriages

  1. (Name unknown), unknown

Parties

  1. Labour and Co-operative Member

  2. Scottish National Party Member

Trade unions

  1. Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers Member