Jon Trickett’s voting in Parliament

Jon Trickett is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

However, Jon Trickett sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Jon Trickett almost always voted against the Iraq war, while most Labour MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Jon Trickett generally voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system, while most Labour MPs generally voted for. Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Jon Trickett’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Jon Trickett’s full vote analysis page for more.

Jon Trickett has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 11 Feb 2019

Recent appearances

• Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: Leaving the EU: No Deal 13 Mar 2019

  The country is hanging on to a no-deal cliff edge. Today, we read about the Government’s latest brilliant idea: a ludicrous TV advert telling the public, from Friday onwards, “Don’t panic”, which is a bit like Corporal Jones in “Dad’s Army”. However, this is not the Home Guard in the 1940s, and the prospect of thousands of job losses and shortages of food, medicine and so on are...

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: NHS: Standards 12 Mar 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for routine NHS appointments across all departments in the most recent period for which figures are available.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: General Practitioners: Standards 12 Mar 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for a GP appointment in (a) Yorkshire and (b) England in the most recent period for which figures are available.

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Profile

Labour MP for Hemsworth

Entered the House of Commons on 1 February 1996 — unknown

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @jon_trickett
• https://facebook.com/jon.trickett

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Jon Trickett campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Cabinet Office
• Department for Transport
• Health
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Home Office
• Departmental Security
• Procurement
• Vodafone Group
• Government Departments: Procurement
• Departmental Freedom of Information

Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (since 11 Feb 2017)
• Shadow Lord President of the Council (since 27 Jun 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Campaigns and Elections Chair (27 Jul 2016 to 11 Feb 2017)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (14 Jul 2016 to 6 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (5 Jul 2016 to 14 Jul 2016)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention (14 Sep 2015 to 28 Jun 2016)
• Shadow Minister without Portfolio and Deputy Party Chair (8 Oct 2013 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office (7 Oct 2011 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Member, Public Administration Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 2 Nov 2010)
• PPS (Rt Hon Gordon Brown, Prime Minister), Prime Minister's Office (6 Oct 2008 to 16 Jan 2009)
• Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) (17 Oct 2001 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 5 Jun 2006)
• Member, Employment Sub-committee (14 Feb 2001 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, Education & Employment Committee (13 Feb 2001 to 11 May 2001)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Derek Enright
• George Buckley
• Alec Woodall
• Allan Beaney
• Horace Holmes
• George Griffiths
• John Guest
• George Griffiths
• John Guest

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Public Bodies Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Finance Bill Committee (14 out of 16)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Jon Trickett’s speeches
• Has received answers to 619 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 67.58% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 73 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Jon Trickett’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 199 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)