. ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁very ▁first ▁T ory ▁MP ' s ▁to ▁speak ▁out ▁again s ▁En och ▁Pow ell ' s ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁treatment ▁of ▁Commonwealth ▁Im migr ants . ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 - 1 9 7 5 ▁Scott ▁was ▁a ▁prote ge ▁of ▁I ain ▁Mac le od ▁who ▁made ▁him ▁his ▁parliament ary ▁Private ▁Secretary ▁just ▁one ▁month ▁before ▁Mac le od ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁With ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁the ▁He ath ▁government ▁Scott ▁stuck ▁with ▁his ▁principles ▁oppos ing ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁arms ▁to ▁apart heid ▁South ▁Africa . ▁. ▁ ▁When ▁his ▁seat ▁was ▁abol ished ▁after ▁boundary ▁changes ▁for ▁the ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁election , ▁he ▁stood ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁P adding ton ▁seat , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁out going ▁P adding ton ▁North ▁MP ▁Arthur ▁L ath am . ▁▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁he ▁lost ▁his ▁parliament ary ▁seat ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Time ▁magazine ▁picked ▁Nicholas ▁Scott ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁ 1 5 0 ▁" f uture ▁world ▁leaders ". ▁However ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Marcus ▁W ors ley , ▁the ▁MP ▁for ▁the ▁safe ▁Conserv ative ▁seat ▁of ▁Ch else a , ▁decided ▁to ▁ret ire . ▁Scott ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁Conserv ative ▁candidate , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁general ▁election , ▁he ▁was ▁returned ▁with ▁over ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote