William Howie, Baron Howie of Troon (2 March 1924 – 26 May 2018), known as Will Howie, was a British Labour Party politician and

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(MP). Howie was elected to the

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at a 1963 by-election in the Luton constituency, following the appointment of

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MP Charles Hill as chairman of the

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. He was re-elected at the 1964 general election with a majority of only 723 votes. He held his seat at the 1966 election with an increased majority of 2,464, but at the 1970 general election he lost his seat to the Conservative

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. On 21 April 1978, he was made a

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as Baron Howie of Troon, of

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in the District of

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. On 17 July 2007 it was revealed that Howie provided a parliamentary security pass to Doug Smith, Chairman of the lobbying group

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.Peers face inquiry over security passes given to lobbyists - UK Politics, UK - Independent.co.uk
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Guardian obituary
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* 1924 births 2018 deaths Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Howie of Troon UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs who were granted peerages Ministers in the Wilson governments, 1964–1970 Life peers created by Elizabeth II {{Life-peer-stub