Malcolm Savidge
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Malcolm Kemp Savidge is a politician in the United Kingdom
. He was Labour Party
member of Parliament
for Aberdeen North
, in Scotland
, from the 1997 general election
until he stood down at the 2005 general election
.
Educated at Wallington County Grammar School
and then Aberdeen University, he was previously a mathematics
teacher
for 24 years and was a member of Aberdeen City Council
. In 1991, he unsuccessfully contested the Kincardine and Deeside by-election
, coming fourth.
The Sunday Working (Scotland) Act 2003
was the result of a Private Member's Bill
raised by Savidge during 2003. The Act extended to Scotland the rights enjoyed by shopworkers in England
and Wales
to refuse to work on a Sunday.
When the number of Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland was reduced for the 2005 general election
, the former Aberdeen Central constituency
was mostly absorbed into an expanded Aberdeen North. The Aberdeen Central MP Frank Doran was chosen as the Labour candidate for Aberdeen North, and Savidge did not contest the 2005 election.
Since leaving Westminster he has been a member of the British American Security Information Council
http://www.basicint.org/about.htm, and has been a consultant to the Oxford Research Group.
United Kingdom
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. He was Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Aberdeen North
Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)
Aberdeen North is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, from the 1997 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
until he stood down at the 2005 general election
United Kingdom general election, 2005
The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....
.
Educated at Wallington County Grammar School
Wallington County Grammar School
Wallington County Grammar School is a state-funded boys' grammar school located in Wallington, Sutton, London. Places at the school are invariably oversubscribed and entrance is via competitive exam...
and then Aberdeen University, he was previously a mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
teacher
Teacher
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for 24 years and was a member of Aberdeen City Council
Aberdeen City Council
Aberdeen City Council represents the Aberdeen City council area of Scotland.The council area was created in 1996, under the Local Government etc. Act 1994...
. In 1991, he unsuccessfully contested the Kincardine and Deeside by-election
Kincardine and Deeside by-election, 1991
The Kincardine and Deeside by-election was a parliamentary election held in Kincardine and Deeside, Scotland, on 7 November 1991, caused by the death of its Conservative Member of Parliament , Alick Buchanan-Smith on 29 August 1991....
, coming fourth.
The Sunday Working (Scotland) Act 2003
Sunday Working (Scotland) Act 2003
The Sunday Working Act 2003 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The aim of the Act was to close an anomaly in employment law in the United Kingdom, whereby shopworkers in England and Wales had the legal right to refuse to work on a Sunday, when shopworkers in Scotland did not enjoy...
was the result of a Private Member's Bill
Private Member's Bill
A member of parliament’s legislative motion, called a private member's bill or a member's bill in some parliaments, is a proposed law introduced by a member of a legislature. In most countries with a parliamentary system, most bills are proposed by the government, not by individual members of the...
raised by Savidge during 2003. The Act extended to Scotland the rights enjoyed by shopworkers in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
to refuse to work on a Sunday.
When the number of Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland was reduced for the 2005 general election
United Kingdom general election, 2005
The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....
, the former Aberdeen Central constituency
Aberdeen Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Aberdeen Central was a burgh constituency in the city of Aberdeen in Scotland which was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
was mostly absorbed into an expanded Aberdeen North. The Aberdeen Central MP Frank Doran was chosen as the Labour candidate for Aberdeen North, and Savidge did not contest the 2005 election.
Since leaving Westminster he has been a member of the British American Security Information Council
British American Security Information Council
The British American Security Information Council, also known as "BASIC", is a think tank based in London and Washington, D.C.. It deals with global security issues, such as nuclear policies, armament and disarmament...
http://www.basicint.org/about.htm, and has been a consultant to the Oxford Research Group.