Allen McKay
Member of Parliament for Barnsley West and Penistone
In office
1983-1992
Member of Parliament for Penistone
In office
1978-1983
Personal details
Born(1927-02-05)5 February 1927
Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England
Died2 May 2013(2013-05-02) (aged 86)
Political partyBritish Labour

Allen McKay (5 February 1927 – 2 May 2013)[1] was a British Labour Party politician.

Biography

Born in Barnsley, McKay was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the South Yorkshire constituency of Penistone in a 1978 by-election following the death of the Labour MP John Mendelson,[2] serving there until the seat was abolished for the 1983 general election. He was then elected as MP for Barnsley West and Penistone, and held that seat until he retired at the 1992 general election.[3][4]

Sources

  1. ^ "Barnsley Chronicle - Allen McKay". Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  2. ^ "The week that was: July 5 to 11, 1978". Yorkshire Evening Post. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ^ "The ex-MPs who died in 2013 - part two". BBC News. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. ^ Waller, Robert; Criddle, Byron (2007). The Almanac of British Politics. Routledge. pp. 125–6. ISBN 9781135206765. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byJohn Mendelson Member of Parliament for Penistone 1978–1983 Constituency abolished New constituency Member of Parliament for Barnsley West and Penistone 1983–1992 Succeeded byMichael Clapham



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