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Robert Trelford McKenzie (11 September 1917 – 12 October 1981) was a
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Robert Trelford McKenzie (11 September 1917 – 12 October 1981) was a Canadian
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professor of politics
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and sociology
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, and a psephologist (one who does statistical
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analysis of election
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s). He is perhaps best known in Britain as one of the main presenters of the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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...Early life
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the son of William Meldrum McKenzie and Frances (née) Chapman, he was educated at King Edward High School and theUniversity of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...
from which he graduated with a BA.Who's Who 1974, London : A. & C. Black, 1974, p. 2091 He was a lecturer at the same university from 1937 to 1942. In 1943, he joined the Canadian Army
The Canadian Army (french: Armée canadienne) is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also respo ...
and a year later, with the rank of captain, was sent to London where he remained for the rest of his working life. Leaving the services three years later, McKenzie enrolled at the London School of Economics
, mottoeng = To understand the causes of things
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to study for a doctorate. In 1949, he was given a sociology lectureship, and was promoted to professor in 1964.
Television
He was widely known in the UK for his televised reports ongeneral election
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results as they were announced on the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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...swingometer
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device used in such broadcasts. The swingometer was first introduced in 1955 by Peter Milne, and was later refined by McKenzie and David Butler and used nationally in the 1959 General election for the BBC. At first Butler used the meter, but in 1964 McKenzie enthusiastically took over. He appeared on all BBC election nights from 1955 to 1979, and was later replaced by Peter Snow
Peter John Snow (born 20 April 1938) is a British radio and television presenter and historian. Between 1969 and 2005, he was an analyst of general election results, first on ITV and later for the BBC. He presented ''Newsnight'' from its laun ...
in 1983 due to McKenzie's death in 1981. In 1980, he introduced and moderated the discussions in each episode of Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman (; July 31, 1912 – November 16, 2006) was an American economist and statistician who received the 1976 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his research on consumption analysis, monetary history and theory and the ...
's television series '' Free to Choose''.
McKenzie famously interviewed Lord Hailsham
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on the BBC programme ''Gallery'' in 1963, asking questions on the then recent scandal involving Conservative cabinet minister John Profumo
John Dennis Profumo, CBE,( ; 30 January 1915 – 9 March 2006) was a British politician whose career ended in 1963 after a sexual relationship with the 19-year-old model Christine Keeler in 1961. The scandal, which became known as the Profumo a ...
. Hailsham became increasingly fractious as the interview progressed regarding McKenzie's line of questioning, even though Hailsham was strongly critical of Profumo's conduct.
Other work
He wrote many academic books and papers during his career, including ''British Political Parties: The Distribution of Power within the Conservative and Labour Parties'' and ''Angels in Marble: Working Class Conservatives in Urban England'', but it was through television and radio that his name became known. His broadcasting career began when he was requested by theBBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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...to give occasional talks on the Overseas Service; he was later invited to become involved in dramatic radio and TV, such as appearing as himself on an episode of the British series ''
Yes Minister
''Yes Minister'' is a British political satire sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. Comprising three seven-episode series, it was first transmitted on BBC2 from 1980 to 1984. A sequel, ''Yes, Prime Minister'', ran for 16 episodes fro ...
''.
Death
McKenzie died from cancer in 1981.BBC video first broadcast 12 May 1987.
Publications
*''British Political Parties : The Distribution of Power Within the Conservative and Labour Parties'', 1955; 2nd ed., 1963. *''Angels in Marble: Working Class Conservativism in Urban England'' (with Allan Silver), 1968.See also
*Richard Dimbleby
Frederick Richard Dimbleby (25 May 1913 – 22 December 1965) was an English journalist and broadcaster, who became the BBC's first war correspondent, and then its leading TV news commentator.
As host of the long-running current affairs ...
* David Dimbleby
David Dimbleby (born 28 October 1938) is an English journalist and former presenter of current affairs and political programmes, best known for having presented the BBC topical debate programme ''Question Time''. He is the son of broadcaster R ...
* David Butler
Notes
External links
Entry about McKenzie
from the
London School of Economics
, mottoeng = To understand the causes of things
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £240.8 million (2021)
, budget = £391.1 millio ...
BBC Archive - Swingometer
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