William Wellwood
Captain William Wellwood MC was the Ulster Unionist Party MP for Londonderry in the Westminster Parliament from 1951 to 1955.
Following the resignation of incumbent MP Ronald Ross, Wellwood was elected unopposed in a by-election on 19 May 1951.[1][2] He was one of the last four MPs to be unopposed in a general election, on 25 October 1951.
He retired at the United Kingdom general election, 1955, and was replaced by Robin Chichester-Clark.
References
- ↑ http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/dldy.htm
- ↑ http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/39236/pages/2875/page.pdf
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Ronald Ross, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Londonderry 1951–1955 |
Succeeded by Robin Chichester-Clark |
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