1953, north, down, election, held, april, 1953, held, incumbent, ulster, unionist, party, walter, smiles, dying, sinking, princess, victoria, copeland, islands, same, storm, which, caused, north, flood, 1953, retained, daughter, patricia, ford, unopposed, when. The 1953 North Down by election was held on 15 April 1953 1 It was held due to the incumbent Ulster Unionist Party MP Walter Smiles dying in the sinking of the MV Princess Victoria off the Copeland Islands in the same storm which caused the North Sea flood of 1953 It was retained by his daughter Patricia Ford who was unopposed when she stood as the Unionist candidate 1 She became the first woman to sit as an Ulster Unionist MP but she stood down in the 1955 general election Result edit1953 North Down by election 2 Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Patricia Ford UnopposedRegistered electorsUlster Unionist holdExternal links editA Vision Of Britain Through TimeReferences edit a b North Down 1950 1970 Northern Ireland elections ARK Northern Ireland s social policy hub 1953 By Election Results by elections co uk Archived from the original on 10 October 2012 Retrieved 13 August 2015 nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a by election to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Ireland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1953 North Down by election amp oldid 1075644175, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
