Alexander Wilson (Scottish politician)
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Alexander Wilson was a British
Labour Party
politician.
Wilson's first parliamentary contest was the Hamilton
by-election
of 1967, in which he lost to the Scottish National Party
candidate Winifred Ewing. However, Wilson was able to gain the seat from her at the 1970 general election
.
Wilson held the seat until his death at the age of 60 in 1978. George Robertson
, the future NATO Secretary-General
, was elected as his successor in the subsequent by-election.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician.
Wilson's first parliamentary contest was the Hamilton
Hamilton (UK Parliament constituency)
Hamilton was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.- History :...
by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
of 1967, in which he lost to the Scottish National Party
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
candidate Winifred Ewing. However, Wilson was able to gain the seat from her at the 1970 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1970
The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was held on 18 June 1970, and resulted in a surprise victory for the Conservative Party under leader Edward Heath, who defeated the Labour Party under Harold Wilson. The election also saw the Liberal Party and its new leader Jeremy Thorpe lose half their...
.
Wilson held the seat until his death at the age of 60 in 1978. George Robertson
George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen
George Islay MacNeill Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, is a British Labour Party politician who was the tenth Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, between October 1999 and early January 2004; he succeeded Javier Solana in that position...
, the future NATO Secretary-General
Secretary-General
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, was elected as his successor in the subsequent by-election.