Harry Philip Heggie Gourlay (10 July 1916 – 20 April 1987) was a Scottish Labour Party politician. Gourlay was educated at

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and was a vehicles examiner. He served as a councillor on Kirkcaldy Town Council and

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from 1946 and was a governor of

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and a member of his local hospital board. Gourlay contested South Angus in 1955. He was

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for Kirkcaldy Burghs (and then

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) from 1959 until he died in office shortly prior to the 1987 general election, at which Dr.

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was elected as his successor. Gourlay was a Government

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and a

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from 1964-1970.

References

*''The Times Guide to the House of Commons'',

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, 1955, 1966, 1983 & 1987 *

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* 1916 births 1987 deaths Councillors in Fife Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Fife constituencies Ministers in the Wilson governments, 1964–1970 People educated at Kirkcaldy High School Scottish Labour MPs Scottish Labour councillors UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs 1970–1974 UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 UK MPs 1979–1983 UK MPs 1983–1987 {{Scotland-Labour-UK-MP-stub