Walter Hamilton (politician)

Walter Alfred Hamilton (10 March 1863 1 September 1955) was an Australian politician. He was a public accountant, auditor and general manager before entering politics.

Hamilton was born near Glenelg, South Australia[1] and educated at Glenelg Grammar School.[2] He was a Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Sandhurst from 1894 until 1900, when he fell out with Labor and ran for re-election and lost as a supporter of Premier Allan McLean.[1][3][4] He was re-elected to his old seat as an unaligned candidate in 1902, but was defeated for the new seat of Bendigo West in 1904 after his old seat was abolished.[5][6]

He was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly in 1917, winning a 1917 by-election for the seat of East Torrens for the Liberal Union.[7] He was re-elected in 1918 and 1921, but was defeated in 1924.[8] [9] He won a 1925 by-election, was re-elected in 1927, but defeated again in 1930.[4][10] He was again elected in the Liberal and Country League landslide at the 1933 election, but contested and lost Norwood in 1938 after the abolition of East Torrens.[11][12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hamilton, Walter Alfred". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  2. "Out among the People.". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 24 December 1936. p. 21. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. "THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.". The Colac Herald (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 2 November 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  4. 1 2 "EAST TORRENS MEMBER.". The News (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 5 December 1925. p. 1 Edition: SPORTING EDITION. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  5. "THE POLITICAL LABOR LEAGUE.". Bendigo Advertiser (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 8 June 1904. p. 6. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  6. "OLD MEMBERS WHO WERE DEFEATED–27.". Bendigo Advertiser (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 3 June 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  7. "SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BY ELECTION.". The Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW: National Library of Australia). 15 May 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  8. "Mr Walter Hamilton". Parliament of South Australia. 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  9. "S.A. ELECTIONS. BARWELL GOVERNMENT DEFEATED.". The Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW: National Library of Australia). 7 April 1924. p. 1. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  10. "LOYAL SUPPORTERS.". The Chronicle (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 17 April 1930. p. 44. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  11. "S.A. ELECTIONS.". The West Australian (Perth: National Library of Australia). 13 April 1933. p. 15. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  12. "VIEWS AND COMMENTS.". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 16 June 1938. p. 26. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
Parliament of Victoria
Preceded by
Alfred Shrapnell Bailes
Member for Sandhurst
1894–1900
Succeeded by
Daniel Barnet Lazarus
Preceded by
Daniel Barnet Lazarus
Member for Sandhurst
1902–1904
Succeeded by
Electorate abolished
Parliament of South Australia
Preceded by
Lionel Hill
Member for East Torrens
1917–1924
Succeeded by
Leslie Claude Hunkin
Harry Kneebone
Frederick Coneybeer
Preceded by
Harry Kneebone
Member for East Torrens
1925–1930
Succeeded by
Beasley Kearney
Arthur McArthur
Frank Nieass
Preceded by
Beasley Kearney
Arthur McArthur
Frank Nieass
Member for East Torrens
1933–1938
Succeeded by
Electorate abolished


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