Adam Storey McKinlay (27 December 1887 – 17 March 1950) was a Scottish Labour Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1929 to 1931, and from 1941 to 1950. McKinlay was born in Govan, Glasgow in December 1887 to Hugh McKinlay and Lizzie Storey. At the 1929 general election, McKinlay was elected as MP for Glasgow Partick. He was defeated in

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and was unsuccessful when he stood again in

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. He also stood unsuccessfully in the 1935 Perth by-election. He returned to the

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when he won a by-election in on 27 February 1941 for the Dunbartonshire constituency. He was re-elected in

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and when that constituency was abolished at the 1950 general election, he was returned for the new

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constituency, holding that seat until his death the following month. McKinlay died in Anniesland, Glasgow from coronary artery thrombosis at the age of 62.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mckinlay, Adam Storey 1887 births 1950 deaths Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers-sponsored MPs Scottish Labour MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Glasgow constituencies People from Govan Politicians from Glasgow Transport and General Workers' Union-sponsored MPs UK MPs 1929–1931 UK MPs 1935–1945 UK MPs 1945–1950 UK MPs 1950–1951