Adam Hamilton (politician)
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Adam Hamilton was a New Zealand politician. He was the first non-interim Leader of the National Party during its early years in Opposition.
Hamilton in the 1930s
Hamilton (far left) with members of the war cabinet, 1941
The 1938 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 26th term. It resulted in the governing Labour Party being re-elected in a landslide,
Adam Hamilton (politician)
…charismatic and did not inspire great loyalty from his colleagues. He was also closely associated in the public mind with the Depression era. In the 1938 election, Hamilton and National were harshly critical of the Labour government and accused it of promoting communism and undermining the British Empire. The…
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