Malcolm Stoddart-Scott
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Colonel Sir Malcolm Stoddart-Scott OBE
MC
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(23 September 1901 – 15 June 1973) was a Conservative Party
politician in the United Kingdom
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He attended Elmfield College
and was then a master there. He also qualified as a doctor and was commissioned Lieutenant
in the Territorial Army Royal Army Medical Corps
in 1927, eventually reaching the rank of Colonel
.
He was Member of Parliament
(MP) for Pudsey and Otley
from 1945 to 1950, and after that constituency was abolished in boundary changes for the 1950 general election
, he was MP for Ripon
from 1950 until his death in 1973.
The by-election
following his death was won by the Liberal Party
candidate, David Austick
.
Order of the British Empire
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Military Cross
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Territorial Decoration
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(23 September 1901 – 15 June 1973) was a Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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He attended Elmfield College
Elmfield College
Elmfield College, York , originally called "Connexional College" or "Jubilee College" in honour of the Primitive Methodist Silver Jubilee in 1860, was a Primitive Methodist college on the outskirts of Heworth, York, England, near Monk Stray.-Primitive Methodism in York:The college was a national...
and was then a master there. He also qualified as a doctor and was commissioned Lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
in the Territorial Army Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Army Medical Corps
The Royal Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace...
in 1927, eventually reaching the rank of Colonel
Colonel
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He was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Pudsey and Otley
Pudsey and Otley (UK Parliament constituency)
Pudsey and Otley was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Pudsey and Otley in West Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
from 1945 to 1950, and after that constituency was abolished in boundary changes for the 1950 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1950
The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five...
, he was MP for Ripon
Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)
Ripon was a constituency sending members to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1983, centred on the city of Ripon in North Yorkshire.-History:...
from 1950 until his death in 1973.
The by-election
By-election
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following his death was won by the Liberal Party
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
candidate, David Austick
David Austick
David Austick was a British Liberal Party politician and bookshop owner.At a by-election in July 1973 caused by the death of the sitting Conservative MP Sir Malcolm Stoddart-Scott, Austick was elected Member of Parliament for Ripon in North Yorkshire, gaining the seat from the Conservatives by a...
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