George Machin
George Machin (30 December 1922 – 5 December 1989) was a British Labour Party politician, engineering inspector and shop steward.
Machin was a native of Sheffield and attended Marlcliffe School there. During the World War II he served in the Royal Air Force. After the war, he became an engineering inspector and active in the trade union movement. In 1967 he was elected to Sheffield City Council.
In a March 1973 by-election, he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Dundee East, where he had relocated, holding off by 1,141 votes a strong challenge from Gordon Wilson of the Scottish National Party.
However, in the February 1974 general election, Wilson gained the seat by 2,966 votes, thus ending Machin's tenure as an MP of just 11 months. Machin attempted unsuccessfully to regain his seat in the October 1974 election but then retired from politics.
See also
List of United Kingdom MPs with the shortest service
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Machin
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George Thomson |
Member of Parliament for Dundee East 1973–Feb 1974 |
Succeeded by Gordon Wilson |