Tony Blair was voted in subsequent to John Smith's death from a heart attack.
He was elected Labour Party leader in July 1994 , following the sudden death of his predecessor , John Smith , who together with his predecessor , Neil Kinnock , had started to move the party closer to the political centre , in the hope of winning power .	John Smith	John Smith (Labour Party leader)	Neil Kinnock	Neil Kinnock	Labour	Labour Party (UK)	Labour Party	Labour Party (UK)	July 1994	Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 1994
John Smith -LRB- 13 September 1938 -- 12 May 1994 -RRB- was a British Labour Party politician who served as Leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his death from a heart attack in May 1994 .	Leader of the Labour Party	Leader of the Labour Party (UK)	Labour	Labour Party (UK)	Labour Party	Labour Party (UK)	heart attack	Myocardial infarction
