David Lambie (13 July 1925 – 15 December 2019) was a

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politician. Lambie was educated at

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and at the

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and

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. He became a teacher and was chairman of the Scottish Labour Party from 1965 to 1966. Lambie contested North Ayrshire and Bute in 1955, 1959, 1964 and 1966. He was Member of Parliament for

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from 1970 until 1983, and after the boundary changes of that year, for Cunninghame South from 1983 until his retirement in 1992. On 13 July 2015 Lambie celebrated his 90th birthday.

In popular culture

Lambie was portrayed by Renny Krupinski in the 2002

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production of

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's controversial ''

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''.

References

*''The Times Guide to the House of Commons'',

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, 1966 & 1987 * 1925 births 2019 deaths Scottish Labour MPs UK MPs 1970–1974 UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 UK MPs 1979–1983 UK MPs 1983–1987 UK MPs 1987–1992 People from Saltcoats Alumni of the University of Glasgow Scottish expatriates in Switzerland University of Geneva alumni Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies People educated at Ardrossan Academy {{Scotland-Labour-UK-MP-stub