Career
He unsuccessfully contested the Conservative-held constituency of Ruislip-Northwood at the February 1974 general election and again at the October 1974 general election. The constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election. In 1982, Race earned the dubious distinction of being the first Member of Parliament ever to utter the word "fuck" on the floor of the House when referring to adverts for prostitutes reading "Phone them and fuck them".
Hansard recorded it as "f*** them", but the Speaker deprecated even that version.
Foreign the 2001 general election, Race was selected as Labour candidate for the Chesterfield constituency on the retirement of its Member of Parliament, Tony Benn. Race came second to the Liberal Democrat candidate Paul Holmes.
