Bruce Douglas-Mann
Bruce Leslie Home Douglas-Mann (23 June 1927 – 27 July 2000) was a British politician.
Early life
Bruce Douglas-Mann was born at Bexhill, Sussex, the son of a solicitor, Leslie John Douglas-Mann, MC.
Douglas-Mann was educated at Upper Canada College, Toronto, Canada, before going to Jesus College, Oxford, in 1948, where he read PPE.[1] He qualified as a solicitor in 1954 and served as a councillor on Kensington Borough Council 1962-65 and on the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea from 1964.
Parliamentary career
Douglas-Mann contested St Albans in 1964 and Maldon in 1966 as a Labour candidate. He was elected Member of Parliament for Kensington North in 1970, then for Mitcham and Morden in February 1974.
In 1982, Douglas-Mann was one of the later defectors among Labour MPs to the new Social Democratic Party. However, he made the unique decision to resign and seek re-election at a by-election upon his change of allegiance. Douglas-Mann was the last MP to trigger a by-election after defecting until Douglas Carswell in 2014.[2] He lost to the Conservative candidate Angela Rumbold and was pushed into third place when he stood again at the 1983 general election. He tried one final time in 1987, but was rooted in last place with only 16.6 per cent.
References
- ↑ "Old Members' Obituaries". Jesus College Record: 78. 2000.
- ↑ Mason, Chris (5 October 2014). "Clacton by-election: 'genuine excitement' takes hold". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1966 and 1983
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Bruce Douglas-Mann
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George Rogers |
Member of Parliament for Kensington North 1970 – February 1974 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Mitcham and Morden February 1974–1982 |
Succeeded by Angela Rumbold |