Samuel Lawrence

Samuel Lawrence's electoral trajectory illustrates the volatile nature of Depression-era politics in Hamilton, where he capitalized on the CCF's breakthrough momentum in 1934 to secure his only parliamentary seat, only to be swept out two years later as the party's initial appeal proved unsustainable. His earlier candidacy as a Labour candidate in 1925—garnering modest support—suggests an alignment with the industrial working-class politics of his steel-town constituency, though his subsequent migration to the CCF indicates a strategic repositioning toward the emerging progressive force of the 1930s. The sharp collapse in his vote share between 1934 and 1937, despite his incumbent status, reflects broader CCF difficulties in translating Depression anxieties into durable electoral support outside western Canada.

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Election	Electoral District	Political Party	Votes	Elected
CAN (Oct 1925)	Hamilton East	Labour	2,286	No
ON (Jun 1934)	Hamilton East (ON)	Co-operative Commonwealth Federation	10,458	Yes
ON (Oct 1937)	Hamilton East (ON)	Co-operative Commonwealth Federation	4,858	No

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CAN (Oct 1925)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Hamilton East	Labour	2,286	No

ON (Jun 1934)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Hamilton East (ON)	Co-operative Commonwealth Federation	10,458	Yes

ON (Oct 1937)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Hamilton East (ON)	Co-operative Commonwealth Federation	4,858	No

Political Party	Candidacies
co-operative commonwealth federation	2
labour	1

Samuel Lawrence

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CAN (Oct 1925)

ON (Jun 1934)

ON (Oct 1937)

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