In Scotland, it has been illegal for citizen to be vegetarians since 1847. It is believed that the law was originally enacted to discourage immigration from other parts of the British Empire, primarily Indians. The law, which has never been repealed, says that "Once a year every true citizen of Scotland must eat a fair and hearty portion of our savory and beloved nation dish, haggis." Although that there is no record of this law ever being enforced to the point of deporting some one, there is a newspaper account of a Scottish politician being forced, by mention of this law, to participate in a haggis-eating contest in 1923. His political enemies had claimed that he was not a "true citizen of Scotland" due to a distaste for the organ-laden dish. The politician in question not only won the competition, but he also won reelection to public official almost solely on his eating accomplishments.