Jason McCartney’s voting in Parliament

Jason McCartney is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, Jason McCartney sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Jason McCartney consistently voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year, while most Conservative MPs consistently voted for. Show votes
• Jason McCartney generally voted for a lower voting age, while most Conservative MPs almost always voted against. Show votes
• Jason McCartney consistently voted against university tuition fees, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Jason McCartney generally voted against culling badgers to tackle bovine tuberculosis, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

Jason McCartney has quite often rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plans 14 Sep 2016

  I value our wonderful NHS, having volunteered again this summer in my local community hospital, and I should like to put on record my admiration for all the wonderful staff who provide great care, free at the point of delivery, in our communities. Every day, our NHS is performing 4,400 more operations and seeing 2,500 more people in A&E within four hours than it did in 2010. NHS spending...

• Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Topical Questions 13 Sep 2016

  On Thursday, I will be chairing a panel at the enterprise, innovation and northern powerhouse conference at Huddersfield university. Does the Secretary of State agree that in developing an industrial strategy, we need to do more to win hearts and minds for big projects in the north, with more examples of regional procurement, such as the High Speed 2 college in Doncaster, and more jobs in the...

• Schools that Work for Everyone 12 Sep 2016

  We are very lucky in my Colne Valley constituency, because the brightest young people from all backgrounds are already flourishing in my locally run local education authority schools, local academies and the co-operative trust school, and we are very well served with progression to two sixth-form colleges—Greenhead College and Huddersfield New College. Will the Secretary of State assure...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Colne Valley

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Maiden speech
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Health
• Treasury
• Work and Pensions
• Defence
• Energy and Climate Change
• Energy
• Renewable Energy: Feed-in Tariffs
• Kashmir
• Health Services: Foreign Nationals
• Direct Selling

Currently held offices

• Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (since 8 Jul 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Transport Committee (10 Jun 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Kali Mountford
• Graham Riddick
• Richard Wainwright
• David Clark
• Richard Wainwright
• Patrick Duffy
• William Hall
• Ernest Marklew
• Edward Mallalieu
• Philip Snowden
• Frederick Mallalieu
• Charles Leach
• Albert Grayson
• James Kitson
• Henry Beaumont

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 68 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Jason McCartney’s speeches
• Has received answers to 6 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 87.20% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 22 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 166 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Jason McCartney’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 129 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)