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 2 "Hamilton, Walter Alfred". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ "Out among the People.". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 24 December 1936. p. 21. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ↑ "THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.". The Colac Herald. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 2 November 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- 1 2 "EAST TORRENS MEMBER.". The News. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 5 December 1925. p. 1 Edition: SPORTING EDITION. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ↑ "THE POLITICAL LABOR LEAGUE.". Bendigo Advertiser. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 8 June 1904. p. 6. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ↑ "OLD MEMBERS WHO WERE DEFEATED–27.". Bendigo Advertiser. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 3 June 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ↑ "SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BY ELECTION.". The Riverine Grazier. Hay, NSW: National Library of Australia. 15 May 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ↑ "Mr Walter Hamilton". Parliament of South Australia. 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "LOYAL SUPPORTERS.". The Chronicle. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 17 April 1930. p. 44. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ↑ "S.A. ELECTIONS.". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 13 April 1933. p. 15. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ↑ "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 |