Scottish Workers' Representation Committee | |
|---|---|
| General Secretary | Robert Allan (1900–1902) George Carson (1902–1909) |
| Founded | 1899 |
| Dissolved | 1909 |
| Merged into | Labour Party |
| Trade Union Wing | Scottish Trades Union Congress |
| Ideology | Big Tent Socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
Scottish Workers' Representation Committee was the parliamentary outfit of the Scottish Trades Union Congress from 1899 until 1909. It was known as the Scottish Workers Parliamentary Elections Committee until 1903. In contrast to the Labour Representation Committee (LRC) in England, SWRC was able to maintain organisational unity between different strands of ideological tendencies in Scotland, ranging from Marxist, Catholic and Fabian socialists.