Smiles won North Down that year and remained its MP until his death in 1953; he lost his life in the sinking of  off Larne Lough, in the Great Storm. He was succeeded by his daughter, Patricia Ford.
Smiles served as the MP for North Down from 1945 to 1953, and his death occurred when a ship sank off Larne Lough in the Great Storm. He was replaced by his daughter, Patricia Ford.