George Machin

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 second World War he served in the Royal Air Force; when it ended 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, 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 - ending Machin's tenure as an MP of just 11 months. Machin attempted to regain his seat in the October 1974 election but then retired from politics.

ee also

List of United Kingdom MPs with the shortest service

References

*Times Guide to the House of Commons February 1974
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