Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Hamilton by-election, in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, which took place on 2 November 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, devolution and eventually independence to the top of the Scottish political agenda.Winnie Ewing's win was built on the back of Gwynfor Evans' similarly groundbreaking victory for Plaid Cymru at the Carmarthen by-election, 1966, a big advance for the SNP at the Pollok by-election, and gains in local elections, including becoming the largest party in local government in Stirling.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.. }
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- Hamilton_by-election,_1967 abstract "The Hamilton by-election, in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, which took place on 2 November 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, devolution and eventually independence to the top of the Scottish political agenda.Winnie Ewing's win was built on the back of Gwynfor Evans' similarly groundbreaking victory for Plaid Cymru at the Carmarthen by-election, 1966, a big advance for the SNP at the Pollok by-election, and gains in local elections, including becoming the largest party in local government in Stirling.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.".