Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
John Smith Biography and Timeline
Follow John Smith through 8 dated historical records for Great Britain.
John Smith, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
8Distinct records
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1970–1994Years on this page
1970
1988
Health of John Smith
Suffers from a heart attack
1992
Election
Wins the election for the leadership of the Labour Party
Role range: 1992-1994
New Paths to Victory", calls upon refrm of the trade union block vote
Publication of "New Paths to Victory", calls upon refrm of the trade union block vote
New Paths to Victory
Publication of "New Paths to Victory", calls upon refrm of the trade union block vote
Constitution of Great Britain
The Trades Union share of conference votes is reduced from 90% to 70%
Role range: 1992-1994
1993
Constitution of Great Britain
1 member 1 vote is carried at the Labour Conference
Role range: 1992-1994
1994
Death of John Smith
Death of John Smith
Role range: 1992-1994
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.