Hamilton by-election, 1967

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The Hamilton by-election, in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1967 was a milestone in the politics of Scotland. Although Robert McIntyre of the Scottish National Party (SNP) had won and briefly held the Motherwell constituency in a by-election during the last months of World War II, in April-July 1945, it was Winnie Ewing 's victory in the Hamilton constituency which propelled the SNP, Scottish independence and devolution to the top of the agenda in Scotland.

Winnie Ewing's win was built on the back of Gwynfor Evans' similarly groundbreaking victory for Plaid Cymru at the Carmarthen by-election, 1966.

The former Labour MP for the seat was Tom Fraser, who had resigned in order to go to a higher-paying job at the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board.

Hamilton by-election, 1967
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Scottish National Party	Winifred Ewing	18,397	46.0	+46.0
	Labour	Alexander Wilson	16,598	41.5	-29.7
	Conservative	Ian Dyer	4,986	7.3	-4.6
Majority			1,779
Turnout			39,981
	Scottish National Party gain from Labour		Swing	37.9

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1966	July: Carmarthen

1967	March: Glasgow Pollok • Nuneaton • Rhondda West • Honiton • April: Brierley Hill • September: Cambridge • Walthamstow West • November: Hamilton • Leicester South West • Manchester Gorton • West Derbyshire

1968	March: Kensington South • Acton • Dudley • Meriden • Warwick and Leamington • June: Oldham West • Sheffield Brightside • Nelson and Colne • July: Caerphilly • October: Bassetlaw • November: New Forest

1969	March: Brighton Pavilion • Walthamstow East • Weston-super-Mare • April: Mid Ulster • May: Chichester • June: Birmingham Ladywood • October: Glasgow Gorbals • Islington North • Newcastle-under-Lyme • Paddington North • Swindon • December: Louth • Wellingborough

1970	March: Bridgwater • South Ayrshire

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