He was selected to oppose the sitting MP, the Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, Teddy Taylor, at the 1979 election in the Glasgow Cathcart seat.
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Maxton was a popular backbench figure but did not obtain much support when he stood for election to the Labour Shadow Cabinet.
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