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William Howie, Baron Howie of Troon

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The Right Honourable
The Lord Howie of Troon
Howie in the House of Lords in 2015
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
21 April 1978 – 26 May 2018
Life Peerage
Member of Parliament
for Luton
In office
7 November 1963 – 18 June 1970
Preceded byCharles Hill
Succeeded byCharles Simeons
Personal details
Born(1924-03-02)2 March 1924
Died26 May 2018(2018-05-26) (aged 94)
Political partyLabour

William Howie, Baron Howie of Troon (2 March 1924 – 26 May 2018),[1] known as Will Howie, was a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP).

Howie was elected to the House of Commons at a 1963 by-election in the Luton constituency, following the appointment of Conservative MP Charles Hill as chairman of the Independent Television Authority. He was re-elected at the 1964 general election with a majority of only 723 votes.

He held his seat at the 1966 election with an increased majority of 2,464, but at the 1970 general election he lost his seat to the Conservative Charles Simeons.

On 21 April 1978, he was made a life peer as Baron Howie of Troon, of Troon in the District of Kyle and Carrick.[2][3]

On 17 July 2007 it was revealed that Howie provided a parliamentary security pass to Doug Smith, Chairman of the lobbying group Westminster Advisers.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Death of a Member: Lord Howie of Troon - Hansard". hansard.parliament.uk.
  2. ^ "No. 47520". The London Gazette. 25 April 1978. p. 4786.
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ Peers face inquiry over security passes given to lobbyists - UK Politics, UK - Independent.co.uk

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Preceded by Member of Parliament for Luton
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