James Carmichael

Education

Carmichael was educated at the Scottish Labour College and worked as a constructional engineer, insurance agent and secretary.

Career

Foreign fourteen years, he acted as organising secretary for the Scottish Independent Labour Party (ILP). He served on Glasgow Town Council 1939-1946. He was elected for Glasgow Bridgeton at a by-election in 1946, following the death of James Maxton, leader of the ILP. However this by-election was the ILP"s "swan song".

He and the two other ILP MPs defected to the Labour Party at various times in 1947 and it ceased to be a serious electoral force after this.

Carmichael retired as an Member of Parliament in 1961.

Achievements

• He was the ILP candidate, and he narrowly beat the Labour Party candidate to win the by-election. The by-election to replace him was won by Labour, but it was one of the first elections where the Scottish National Party (Scottish National Party) won a significant vote, heralding further advances in the 1960s.

Membership

38th United Kingdom Parliament. 39th United Kingdom Parliament. 40th United Kingdom Parliament.

41st United Kingdom Parliament.

42nd United Kingdom Parliament.