Sir Robert Donald Scott (also known as Donald Scott) (13 November 1901 – 18 June 1974) was a British

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 Conservative Party

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 politician.

He was elected unopposed as Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Wansbeck

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 in a by-election on 22 July 1940

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, but at the 1945 general election

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 he lost his seat to Labour

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's Alf Robens

Alfred Robens, Baron Robens of Woldingham

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, who won with a majority of over 13,000 votes.

At the 1950 general election

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, he was returned to Parliament for the new constituency of Penrith and The Border

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, where he was re-elected at the 1951 election

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. He stood down at the 1955 general election

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, when he was succeeded by the future Deputy Prime Minister

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 William Whitelaw

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