Malcolm Kenneth MacMillan (21 August 1913 – 17 November 1978) was a Scottish Labour Party politician and journalist.

At the 1935 general election, at the age of 22, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Western Isles. He joined the army in 1939 to fight Hitler's forces. He was re-elected at the next seven general elections, serving as the MP for the constituency for 35 years before losing his seat at the 1970 general election to Donald Stewart of the Scottish National Party (SNP).

Malcolm Macmillan

In 1972, Macmillan was expelled from the Labour Party after disagreement over the selection of his replacement as Labour candidate, Andrew Wilson. Macmillan stood as a United Labour Party candidate at the February 1974 general election, but finished in fourth place, polling only 6.8% of the vote while the SNP substantially increased their majority.

Malcolm Macmillan

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Times Guide to the House of Commons February 1974

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1913 births

1978 deaths

Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies

Scottish Labour MPs

Independent politicians in Scotland

UK MPs 1935–1945

UK MPs 1945–1950

UK MPs 1950–1951

UK MPs 1951–1955

UK MPs 1955–1959

UK MPs 1959–1964

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