1.   Binyamin Begin, the science minister and son of the former prime minister, resigned in protest.

2.   Following the scandal, Garrison resigned in shame.

3.   If Morgan resigns his seat in Parliament, there will be a bye-election.

4.   Mr Blanc resigned in protest at the refusal to privatise the airline.

5.   Mr Getchell resigned in protest and was replaced by Mr Oskar Tollefson.

6.   Nixon was the first President to resign in mid-term.

7.   Nixon was the first president to resign in midterm.

8.   Some deacons and elders have privately told their ministers that they plan to resign in protest if it passes.