Electoral history of Adam Hamilton

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).

Parliamentary elections

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1919 election

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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1936 leadership election

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Name Votes Percentage
Adam Hamilton 13 52.00%
Charles Wilkinson 12 48.00%

1940 leadership election

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Name Votes Percentage
Sidney Holland 13 61.90%
Adam Hamilton 8 38.10%

Notes

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  1. ^ Hislop, J. (1921). The General Election, 1919. National Library. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. ^ The General Election, 1922. Government Printer. 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ^ The General Election, 1925. Government Printer. 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  4. ^ The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. 1929. p. 3. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  5. ^ The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 5. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll for the Electoral District of Wallace". Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle. Vol. XXVII, no. 1349. 15 December 1931. p. 2. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  7. ^ The General Election, 1935. Government Printer. 1936. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Local & General". Western Star. 12 November 1935. p. 2. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  9. ^ "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  10. ^ "The General Election, 1943". National Library. 1944. p. 11. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  11. ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll for the Electoral District of Wallace". Lake Wakatip Mail. No. 4637. 7 October 1943. p. 5. Retrieved 16 May 2017.

References

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