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Edward O'Hara
Labour MP for Knowsley South
- Entered Parliament on 27 September 1990 — unknown
- Majority: 17,688 votes. — 13th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Edward O'Hara voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Justice, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Miscarriages of Justice, Legal Services Commission: Complaints, Shipping, Abattoirs, Exhumation
(based on written questions asked by Edward O'Hara and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Health Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Greater London Authority Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Civil Aviation Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Electoral Administration Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Extradition Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Water Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Tax Credits Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Hunting Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Thameslink (2 Feb 2010)
“Order. I remind hon. Members who wish to contribute to the debate that the Front-Bench contributions must start not later than 12 o'clock.”
- [Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair] — Population and Immigration (2 Feb 2010)
“Order. We must now turn our attention to the Thameslink programme.”
- [Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair] — Population and Immigration (2 Feb 2010)
“I call Andrew Turner for the briefest of vignettes.”
More of Edward O'Hara's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 61% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 144 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 10 Mar 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £23,973 (64th) | £20,711 (366th) | £21,906 (272nd) | £21,633 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £18,432 (352nd) | £18,400 (joint 400th with 1 other) | £16,237 (144th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £12,347 (525th) | £20,914 (184th) | £16,611 (521st) | £18,295 | £17,242 (joint 401st with 1 other) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £17,167 (473rd) | £8,739 (552nd) |
| Staffing costs | £86,234 (505th) | £90,741 (165th) | £90,996 (53rd) | £78,941 | £65,715 (531st) | £66,321 (400th) | £61,282 (487th) | £43,923 (joint 407th with 1 other) |
| Communications Allowance | £623 (581st) | £1,014 (578th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,547 (177th)1 | £11,146 (179th)2 | £12,157 (127th)3 | £13,922 | £18,256 (78th) | £18,966 (63rd) | £21,258 (39th) | £17,539 (34th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £477 (165th) | £0 | £797 (157th) | £638 | £1,124 (162nd) | £256 (345th) | £1,062 (161st) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £261 (638th) | £220 (619th) | £551 (510th) | £214 | £323 (583rd) | £376 (571st) | £302 (joint 612th with 1 other) | £512 (joint 547th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,151 (543rd) | £1,223 (549th) | £679 | £810 (597th) | £804 (597th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,127 (joint 455th with 3 others) | £0 | £483 | £1,346 (joint 618th with 1 other) | £1,346 (joint 606th with 1 other) | £1,346 (joint 590th with 1 other) | £982 (joint 564th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £134,460 (509th) | £147,024 (319th) | £144,241 (188th) | £134,805 | £125,718 (280th) | £125,300 (201st) | £120,817 (150th) | £87,932 (346th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,045 (41st). Rail £3,577 (256th). Misc £456 (82nd). Other: European £469 (103rd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,293 (42nd). Rail £4,335 (222nd). Misc £340 (90th). Other: Air £178 (36th).