Charles Edward McArthur Donaldson (15 March 1903 – 11 December 1964) was a Scottish Unionist Party politician. He was elected at the 1951 general election as

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for Roxburgh and Selkirk. When that constituency was abolished for the 1955 general election, he was returned to the

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for the new Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles constituency. He held the seat until his death in 1964. The resulting by-election in 1965 was won by the

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candidate

David Steel David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, (born 31 March 1938) is a British politician. Elected as Member of Parliament for Roxburgh, Selkirk, and Peebles, followed by Tweeddale, Ettrick, and Lauderdale, he served as the final leade ...

, who went on to become his party's leader.

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* 1903 births 1964 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies Unionist Party (Scotland) MPs UK MPs 1951–1955 UK MPs 1955–1959 UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 {{Conservative-UK-MP-1900s-stub