Norman Laird

Norman Laird (1906 – 28 April 1970) was a medical doctor and unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Laird studied at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and the Queen's University of Belfast. He became a doctor and joined the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), and chaired its St Anne's branch from 1948 until 1969. He was awarded an OBE in 1961.^[1]

Laird was elected for the UUP in Belfast St Anne's at the 1969 Northern Ireland general election.^[1] In March 1970, he was one of five UUP MPs expelled from the Ulster Unionist parliamentary party for refusing to support the government in a vote of no confidence.^[2] He died the following month. In the ensuing by-election, his seat was won by his son, John Laird.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons". Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
^ J. R. Hill, A New History of Ireland Volume VII: Ireland 1921-84, p.341

Parliament of Northern Ireland
Preceded by Edmond Warnock	Member of Parliament for Belfast St Anne's 1969–1970	Succeeded by John Laird