1943 Hamilton by-election

The Hamilton by-election of 1943 was held on 29 January 1943. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Duncan Graham. It was won by the Labour candidate Thomas Fraser.^[1]

By-election 1943: Hamilton ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Thomas Fraser	10,725	81.1
	Independent	James Letham	2,503	18.9
Majority			8,222	62.2
Turnout			13,228
	Labour hold		Swing

References[]

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1944

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