title: Electoral history of Adam Hamilton
text: # 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
  
  ### 1919 election
  
  1919 general election: Wallace :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Reform | Adam Hamilton | 2,843 | 49.86 | |
  | | Liberal | John Thomson | 2,800 | 49.11 | -9.37 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 58 | 1.01 | -0.01 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 | 0.75 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,701 | 82.73 | -0.59 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,891 | | |
  
  ### 1922 election
  
  1922 general election: Wallace :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | John Thomson | 3,646 | 51.13 | +2.02 |
  | | Reform | Adam Hamilton | 3,441 | 48.26 | -1.60 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 43 | 0.60 | -0.41 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 205 | 2.87 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,130 | 88.10 | +5.37 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,093 | | |
  
  ### 1925 election
  
  1925 general election: Wallace :
  
  | Party | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | 102 | 1.36 | +0.76 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,328 | 17.74 | +14.87 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,485 | 93.12 | +5.02 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,038 | | |
  
  ### 1928 election
  
  1928 general election: Wallace :
  
  | Party | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | 97 | 1.08 | -0.28 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 0.22 | -17.52 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,936 | 91.69 | +1.43 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,745 | | |
  
  ### 1931 election
  
  1931 general election: Wallace :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Reform | Adam Hamilton | 5,408 | 67.82 | +19.03 |
  | | Independent | Peter Gilfedder | 2,566 | 32.18 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 72 | 0.89 | -0.19 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,842 | 35.64 | +35.42 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,046 | 82.31 | -9.38 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,775 | | |
  
  ### 1935 election
  
  1935 general election: Wallace :
  
  | Party | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | 54 | 0.58 | -0.31 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,034 | 22.04 | -13.60 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,226 | 91.37 | +9.06 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,097 | | |
  
  ### 1938 election
  
  1938 general election: Wallace :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Adam Hamilton | 5,353 | 54.00 | +3.34 |
  | | Labour | John James Lynch | 4,509 | 45.49 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 50 | 0.50 | -0.08 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 844 | 8.51 | -13.53 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,912 | 92.70 | +1.33 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,692 | | |
  
  ### 1943 election
  
  1943 general election: Wallace :
  
  | Party | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | 65 | 0.75 | +0.25 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,607 | 18.66 | +10.15 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,609 | 91.74 | -0.96 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,384 | | |
  
  ## Leadership elections
  
  ### 1936 leadership election
  
  | Name | Votes | Percentage |
  | - | - | - |
  | Adam Hamilton | 13 | 52.00% |
  | Charles Wilkinson | 12 | 48.00% |
  
  ### 1940 leadership election
  
  | Name | Votes | Percentage |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sidney Holland | 13 | 61.90% |
  | Adam Hamilton | 8 | 38.10% |
  