Andrew Bathgate Clarke (5 February 1868 – 1 February 1940) was a British Labour Party politician who served as the member of parliament (MP) for Midlothian and Peebles Northern for two short periods in the 1920s.
He first contested the seat at 1922 general election, and won it in 1923, with a 9.6% majority over the sitting Conservative Party MP Sir George Hutchison. At the 1924 general election, Hutchison retook the seat, but died in office in December 1928. Clarke won the seat back at the resulting by-election in January 1929, but only held it for 121 days until the general election in May 1929. He unsuccessfully contested the seat one more time, at the 1931 election.
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) . British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 638. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded bySir George Hutchison | Member of Parliament for Midlothian & Peebles Northern 1923 – 1924 |
Succeeded bySir George Hutchison |
| Preceded bySir George Hutchison | Member of Parliament for Midlothian & Peebles Northern January 1929 – May 1929 |
Succeeded byJohn Colville |
| Trade union offices | ||
| Preceded byJoseph Young | Secretary of the Mid and East Lothian Miners' Association 1919–1940 |
Succeeded byAlexander Cameron |
| Preceded byJames Doonan | President of the National Union of Scottish Mine Workers 1932–1940 |
Succeeded byAbe Moffat |
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