Murdoch McKenzie Wood

Major Sir Murdoch McKenzie Wood OBE, DL (19 July 1881[1][2] – 11 October 1949) was a Scottish Liberal politician.

He was the second son of James Wood of Cullen, Banffshire, and Christina McKenzie.

This was a notable gain for the opposition Liberals against a Unionist candidate supported by the Coalition Government; He was comfortably re-elected at the following general election; Following re-union between Asquith and Lloyd George, he was comfortably re-elected at the next election; He served as the Scottish Liberal Whip from 1923 to 1924.

[12] At the following general election, a Labour candidate intervened and split the anti-Unionist vote, which cost him his seat; He switched to contest Banffshire for the 1929 United Kingdom general election.

He comfortably re-gained a seat the Liberals had lost in 1924; In 1931, following the formation of the National Government, he was returned unopposed at the general election as a supporter of the new administration.