Jon Ashworth’s voting in Parliament

Jon Ashworth is a Labour/Co-operative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour/Co-operative MPs.

This is a selection of Jon Ashworth’s votes.

• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2016
• Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 3 votes for, 11 votes against, 3 absences, between 2011–2015
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013
• Voted against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 7 absences, between 2011–2016
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 34 votes for, 9 votes against, 22 absences, between 2012–2018

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

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

Last updated: 13 Jun 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Influenza: Vaccination 9 Jul 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether funding will be made available from the public purse to provide free flu vaccinations for staff working in independent care services for the winter of 2018-19.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Obesity: Children 9 Jul 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of 25 June 2018, Official Report, column 633, on the Childhood Obesity Strategy: Chapter 2, what the timelines are for (a) developing and (b) publishing chapter 3 of that strategy.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Obesity: Children 9 Jul 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms the Government plans to use to monitor progress towards achieving the ambition to halve childhood obesity by 2030; and how regularly the outcomes of the policies designed to meet that target will be evaluated.

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Profile

Labour/Co-operative MP for Leicester South

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2011 — Byelection

Party was Labour until 30 Mar 2015

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @JonAshworth
• https://facebook.com/JonAshworthMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

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

• Department of Health
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Cabinet Office
• HM Treasury
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Publications
• Press: Subscriptions
• Freedom of Information
• Anti-corruption Summit
• Government Procurement Card

Currently held offices

• Shadow Secretary of State for Health (since 9 Jan 2018)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Secretary of State for Health (7 Oct 2016 to 9 Jan 2018)
• Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) (14 Sep 2015 to 7 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (7 Oct 2013 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (7 Oct 2011 to 7 Oct 2013)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Peter Soulsby
• Parmjit Gill
• Jim Marshall
• Derek Spencer
• Jim Marshall
• Thomas Boardman
• Herbert Bowden
• Charles Waterhouse
• Ronald Allen
• William Reynolds
• Thomas Blane

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• FINANCE BILL Committee (16 out of 16)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Public Service Pensions Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)
• Public Bodies Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Live Music Bill Committee (0 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Jon Ashworth’s speeches
• Has received answers to 485 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 80.36% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — 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.
• 102 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Jon Ashworth’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 166 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)