George Downie Blyth Crookston Hardie (8 September 1873 – 26 July 1937)[1][2] was aScottish Labour politician, and the younger brother of the party's founderKeir Hardie.
After leaving school, he became an engineer and an activist in theIndependent Labour Party.[3]
He first stood for election to theHouse of Commons at the1918 general election, when he unsuccessfully contested theGlasgow Springburn constituency for theLabour Party.[4] He won the Springburn seat with a large majority at the1922 general election, helped by the absence of aLiberal Party candidate.[4] He was re-elected at the next three consecutive general elections, but when Labour's vote collapsed at the1931 general election, Hardie was one of those who lost his seat – by a narrow majority of only 34 votes, the left-wing vote having been split by the presence of aCommunist Party candidate.[4]
Hardie was re-elected with a large majority at the1935 general election,[4] and died in office two years later, aged 63. He was succeeded by his wife,Agnes Hardie, who became Glasgow's first female MP and the fifth ever Scottish woman to become an MP.
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forGlasgow Springburn 1922–1931 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forGlasgow Springburn 1935–1937 | Succeeded by |
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