Alexander Wilson (5 June 1917 – 23 March 1978) was a British Labour Party politician.

Wilson was educated at the Forth Grammar School, before becoming a coal miner. He joined the Labour Party, and served on the Third District Council of Lanarkshire for eleven years.

Alexander Wilson (Scottish 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.

Alexander Wilson (Scottish politician)

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.

Alexander Wilson (Scottish politician)

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Times Guide to the House of Commons October 1974

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1917 births

1978 deaths

Scottish Labour MPs

Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies

National Union of Mineworkers-sponsored MPs

UK MPs 1970–1974

UK MPs 1974

UK MPs 1974–1979