William Baxter (Scottish politician)

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William Baxter

Member of Parliament for West Stirlingshire
In office 8 October 1959 – 20 September 1974
Preceded by	Alfred Balfour
Succeeded by	Dennis Canavan

Personal details
Born	4 December 1911
Died	20 April 1979(1979-04-20) (aged 67)
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Heriot-Watt University
Occupation	politician farmer

William Baxter (4 December 1911 – 20 April 1979) was a British Labour Party politician, building contractor and farmer.

Having served as a councillor, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for West Stirlingshire from 1959 until he stood down at the October 1974 general election.

He was asked to stand down by his Constituency Labour Party after the indecisive election of February 1974, when he appeared on television calling for an all-party government of national unity, and suggested that the Duke of Edinburgh could chair its meetings.

In 1961, as a protest against bipartisan support for British nuclear weapons, he voted against the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, and British Army Estimates in the House of Commons, and was suspended from the Labour Party Whip from March 1961 until May 1963.

References

"Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh: Honorary Graduates". www1.hw.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byAlfred Balfour	Member of Parliament for West Stirlingshire 1959–Oct 1974	Succeeded byDennis Canavan

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