Electoral history of Adam Hamilton

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This is a summary of the electoral history of Adam Hamilton, Leader of the National Party (1936–40), and Member of Parliament for Wallace (1919–22, 1925-1946).

1919 election

1919 general election: Wallace[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Adam Hamilton 2,843 49.86
Liberal John Thomson 2,800 49.11 −9.37
Informal votes 58 1.01 −0.01
Majority 43 0.75
Turnout 5,701 82.73 −0.59
Registered electors 6,891

1922 election

1922 general election: Wallace[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Thomson 3,646 51.13 +2.02
Reform Adam Hamilton 3,441 48.26 −1.60
Informal votes 43 0.60 −0.41
Majority 205 2.87
Turnout 7,130 88.10 +5.37
Registered electors 8,093

1925 election

1925 general election: Wallace[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Adam Hamilton 4,001 53.45 +5.19
Labour James Morris MacKenzie 2,673 35.71
Liberal George Shepherd Edie 432 5.77
Independent Liberal Peter Gilfedder 277 3.70
Informal votes 102 1.36 +0.76
Majority 1,328 17.74 +14.87
Turnout 7,485 93.12 +5.02
Registered electors 8,038

1928 election

1928 general election: Wallace[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Adam Hamilton 4,360 48.79 −4.66
United Walter Taylor 4,340 48.56
Independent Liberal George Pulley 139 1.55
Informal votes 97 1.08 −0.28
Majority 20 0.22 −17.52
Turnout 8,936 91.69 +1.43
Registered electors 9,745

1931 election

1931 general election: Wallace[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Adam Hamilton 5,408 67.82 +19.03
Independent Peter Gilfedder 2,566 32.18
Informal votes 72 0.89 −0.19
Majority 2,842 35.64 +35.42
Turnout 8,046 82.31 −9.38
Registered electors 9,775

1935 election

1935 general election: Wallace[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Adam Hamilton 4,674 50.66 −17.16
Labour Lawrence Edmond 2,640 28.61
Democrat William Hinchey 1,821 19.73
Independent Labour Thomas Rewcastle 91 0.98
Informal votes 54 0.58 −0.31
Majority 2,034 22.04 −13.60
Turnout 9,226 91.37 +9.06
Registered electors 10,097

1938 election

1938 general election: Wallace[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Adam Hamilton 5,353 54.00 +3.34
Labour John James Lynch 4,509 45.49
Informal votes 50 0.50 −0.08
Majority 844 8.51 −13.53
Turnout 9,912 92.70 +1.33
Registered electors 10,692

1943 election

1943 general election: Wallace[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Adam Hamilton 4,738 55.03 +1.03
Labour John James Lynch 3,131 36.36 −9.13
Independent Patrick J. McMullan 675 7.84
Informal votes 65 0.75 +0.25
Majority 1,607 18.66 +10.15
Turnout 8,609 91.74 −0.96
Registered electors 9,384

Leadership elections

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