Westminster Parliament
Reid was elected as the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Parliament for Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire in the February 1974 general election, with a majority of 3,610. He more than doubled his majority to 7,341 in the October 1974 general election, but then lost by a narrow 984 votes in the UK general election, 1979.
During his time as an MP he served as a member of the Parliamentary Assemblies of the Council of Europe and Western European Union.
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