Premiership of Tony Blair elected Labour leader as the only successfully nominated candidate with 313 nominations compared to John McDonnell's 29 at close of nominations on 17 May 2007, the result being declared formally and coming into effect on 24 June 2007 with Tony Blair resigning as Prime Minister on 27 June 2007 and Gordon Brown being asked to form a government by The Queen later that day. Blair stepped down as an MP immediately triggering a by-election in Sedgefield. He has declined the traditional seat in the House of Lords offered to former Prime Ministers, commenting that it is, "not my scene" Tony
Tanjong Pagar Single Member Constituency the longest serving Member of Parliament (MP) and politician, having served from 1955 until his death on 23 March 2015. "Constituency Abolished (1991 – present) Tanjong Pagar Single Member Constituency Tanjong Pagar Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 丹戎巴葛單選區; Simplified Chinese: 丹戎巴葛单选区) was a former single-member constituency in Tanjong Pagar, Singapore from 1955 to 1991 and absorbed into Tanjong Pagar GRC. It was one of the longest-surviving wards since the pre-independence era, and has been a People's Action Party stronghold. Its sole MP in its single-member incarnation was Lee Kuan Yew, the long-serving Prime Minister of Singapore. As the member for