[1] At the 1918 United Kingdom general election, he stood in Bute and Northern Ayrshire, taking a distant second place with 28.5% of the vote.
[3] He remained in the post until 1927, when he was defeated by William Allan, leader of the Lanarkshire Miners' County Union.
[4] Smith was also losing support in the AMU, perceived as being too right-wing, and members began calling for their officials to be subject to regular re-election.
Brown blamed the vote on agitation by members of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB).
[7] Smith also served on the executive of the national Miners' Federation of Great Britain in 1923 and 1930.