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.

• Consistently voted against greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 0 votes for, 11 votes against, 1 absence, between 2013–2016
• 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
• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 2 votes for, 32 votes against, 11 absences, between 2013–2016
• Generally voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2013–2016
• Consistently voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2011

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

Last updated: 12 Sep 2018

Recent appearances

• Points of Order 14 Nov 2018

  On a point of order, Mr Speaker. The House may well not have seen that another issue has just broken in the news, which is that more than 48,000 women have not received correspondence regarding cervical screening appointments and have gone without correspondence regarding cervical screening results, 500 of which, apparently, were abnormal results. This the latest failing of Capita, and Capita...

• Universal Credit: Prevention of Ill Health: Government Vision 5 Nov 2018

  I thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. We welcome his remarks on the use of medicinal cannabis and on the appalling, barbaric abuses of those with learning disabilities and autism, by which we have all been shocked. I understand his point about the review and about asking NHS England to carry out some work, but is it not time that these institutions were closed...

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

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Jon Ashworth’s speeches
• Has received answers to 587 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 80.16% 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 173 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)