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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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- Committees and topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
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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
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, Justice, Work and Pensions, Health
- 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
- Public Bill Committee: Health Bill [Lords]: Clause 11 (18 Jun 2009)
“With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: amendment 170, in clause 11, page 7, line 34, at end insert— ‘(aa) as to whether a patient wishes to use direct payments as a means of obtaining health care;’. Amendment 15, in clause 11, page 8, line 5, at end insert— ‘(fa) as to circumstances in which the patient might pay a carer with a direct...”
- Public Bill Committee: Health Bill [Lords]: Clause 9 (18 Jun 2009)
“It is not a matter of withdrawing them as they were not moved. To be clear, should the Opposition wish to press the new clauses, they would be moved formally later, as they have been debated.”
- Public Bill Committee: Health Bill [Lords]: Clause 9 (18 Jun 2009)
“With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: new clause 2—Report to parliament on impact of quality accounts— ‘(1) The Secretary of State shall report to Parliament no later than 4 years after the coming into force of Part 1 on the impact of quality accounts. (2) The report shall examine the methods and technologies employed by trusts to measure the quality of...”
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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 15 written questions in the last year — 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 59% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
Members of the Chairmen's Panel act for the Speaker when chairing things such as Public Bill Committees, and as such do not vote on Bills they are involved in chairing. - 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: 24 Jun 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.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £20,711 (366th) | £21,906 (272nd) | £21,633 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £18,432 (352nd) | £18,400 (joint 400th) | £16,237 (144th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,914 (184th) | £16,611 (521st) | £18,295 | £17,242 (joint 401st) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £17,167 (473rd) | £8,739 (552nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,741 (165th) | £90,996 (53rd) | £78,941 | £65,715 (531st) | £66,321 (400th) | £61,282 (487th) | £43,923 (joint 407th) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,014 (578th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,146 (179th)* | £12,157 (127th)** | £13,922 | £18,256 (78th) | £18,966 (63rd) | £21,258 (39th) | £17,539 (34th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £797 (157th) | £638 | £1,124 (162nd) | £256 (345th) | £1,062 (161st) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £220 (619th) | £551 (510th) | £214 | £323 (583rd) | £376 (571st) | £302 (joint 612th) | £512 (joint 547th) |
| 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) | £0 | £483 | £1,346 (joint 618th) | £1,346 (joint 606th) | £1,346 (joint 590th) | £982 (joint 564th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £147,024 (319th) | £144,241 (188th) | £134,805 | £125,718 (280th) | £125,300 (201st) | £120,817 (150th) | £87,932 (346th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,293 (42nd). Rail £4,335 (222nd). Misc £340 (90th). Other: Air £178 (36th).