Sedgefield (UK Parliament constituency) Sedgefield (UK Parliament constituency) Sedgefield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Phil Wilson, of the Labour Party. Sedgefield has been continuously represented by Labour MPs since 1935. From 1983-2007, the constituency was represented by Tony Blair, who became Leader of the Labour Party in 1994, and Prime Minister in 1997. Blair resigned as Prime Minister, Leader of the Labour Party, and as the MP for Sedgefield in 2007, triggering a by-election which was retained for the Labour Party by Phil Wilson. Upon its abolition for the February 1974 general election, the constituency
Orkney (Scottish Parliament constituency) Orkney (Scottish Parliament constituency) Orkney is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the Highlands and Islands electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. The former Deputy First Minister Jim Wallace represented the constituency from 1999 to 2007. Orkney is part of the Highlands and Islands electoral region; the other seven constituencies of are