 | 'There is a good, logical and strong case for an independent Scotland. I do not agree with that case and I would campaign and argue against it, but I accept that there is a logical case that must be argued.' Sir Teddy Taylor MP (Conservative, Rochford & Southend, East), Hansard, 13 th January 1998. |  |
A number of Members of Parlaiment representing Scottish constituencies have been the youngest MPs in the Westminster Parliament. These include ex-Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, Sir Teddy Taylor, who now represents an English constituency; Charles Kennedy the leader of the Liberal Democrats; and the first Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, Lord Steel of Aikwood.
| Dates | Member | Party | Constituency | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 st March 1929 - ? | Rt Hon Jennie Lee (Mrs Nye Bevan), later Baroness Lee of Ashridge | Labour | North Lanark | Born 3 rd November 1904, elected at the age of 24 years 138 days. |
| 14 th November 1935 - 6 th March 1940 | Malcolm Macmillan | Labour | Western Isles | Born 21 st August 1913, elected at the age of 22 years 54 days. |
| 20 th November 1958 - 29 th January 1959 | Patrick Wolrige-Gordon | Conservative | Aberdeenshire East | Born 10 th August 1935, elected at the age of 23 years 102 days. |
| 16 th October 1964 - 24 th March 1965 | Teddy Taylor | Conservative | Glasgow Cathcart | Born 18 th April 1937, elected at the age of 27 years 181 days. |
| 24 th March 1965 - 31 st March 1966 | Sir David Steel, later Lord Steel of Aikwood | Liberal | Roxburgh, Selkirk & Peebles | Born 31 st March 1938, elected at the age of 26 years 358 days. |
| 9 th June 1983 - 12 th March 1987 | Charles Kennedy | Social Democratic Party | Ross, Cromarty & Skye | Born 25 th November 1959, elected at the age of 23 years 196 days. |
| 5 th May 2005 - | Jo Swinson | Liberal Democrat | East Dunbartonshire | Born 5 th February 1980, elected at the age of 25 years 99 days. |
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