A selection of Jason McCartney's votes

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• Generally voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 31 votes for, 4 votes against, 19 absences, between 2012–2016
• Almost always voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 18 votes for, 5 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2015
• Generally voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2016
• Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2011–2016
• Generally voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 3 absences, in 2013
• Generally voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 4 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2010–2017

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Recent appearances

• Exiting the European Union: UK Universities 27 Apr 2017

  What discussions his Department has had with UK universities on the negotiations for the UK leaving the EU.

• Exiting the European Union: UK Universities 27 Apr 2017

  I echo those sentiments about international students and commend my hon. Friend for all his work on that campaign. I am very proud to have the award-winning Huddersfield University in our town. I visited its institute of railway research a couple of weeks ago. Thanks to the local enterprise partnership business growth fund, it is working on innovative rail and tram projects around the world,...

• The Prime Minister Was Asked: Engagements 26 Apr 2017

  My local clinical commissioning group is planning to downgrade the A&E at Huddersfield Royal infirmary and move it to Halifax. That has been dictated by a disastrous private finance initiative deal. I have been fighting these appalling plans alongside the community campaign group Hands Off HRI, which is led by Karl Deitch. Will the Prime Minister join me in praising the community...

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for Colne Valley

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

Left the House of Commons on 3 May 2017 — Dissolved for election

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @JasonMcCartney
• https://facebook.com/MPJasonMcCartney

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Jason McCartney campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

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

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• 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

Future MPs in this constituency

• Thelma Walker

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

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

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 61 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Jason McCartney’s speeches
• Has received answers to 1 written question 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 81.58% 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.
• 107 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 146 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)