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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 moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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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, Greater London Authority Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (2 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, Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Water Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Extradition Bill Committee (5 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

Written Answers — Health: Blood: Safety (16 Jul 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to expedite the adoption of pathogen inactivation measures in order to improve blood safety; and if he will make a statement.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Care and Support (Reform) (14 Jul 2009)

“I congratulate my right hon. Friend on introducing this long overdue Green Paper, and on his obvious commitment to the subject in his presentation and answering of questions today. May I put it to him that one part of his statement is not negotiable—is not an option? He talks about improving the quality and status of care staff, and without that, we will have a framework, not a system...”

Written Answers — Health: Meat Hygiene Service: Manpower (9 Jul 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many meat hygiene inspectors were employed by the Meat Hygiene Service (a) at its inception and (b) at the latest date for which information is available.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 9 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 59% 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.
• 57 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Edward O'Hara speaks.
• 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: 28 Oct 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,293 (42nd). Rail £4,335 (222nd). Misc £340 (90th). Other: Air £178 (36th).

^** Car £6,284 (60th). Rail £5,873 (142nd).