Jim McMahon’s voting in Parliament

Jim McMahon 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 Jim McMahon’s votes.

• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 8 votes against, 3 absences, in 2016
• Voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Has never voted on replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system
• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2016–2018
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2016

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Jim McMahon has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 19 Dec 2018

Recent appearances

• Rail Infrastructure Investment — [Mr Nigel Evans in the Chair] 17 Jan 2019

  I accept that passenger numbers have increased, but the truth is that the summer delays and the autumn cancellations were not a surprise. The timetabling was agreed by Northern. It designed it, crafted it and failed to implement it properly. The delays in the autumn were down to autumnal weather, which obviously takes everybody by surprise. It is not as though it happens every year when...

• Rail Infrastructure Investment — [Mr Nigel Evans in the Chair] 17 Jan 2019

  Does the Minister agree that part of the problem with how schemes are assessed is that heavy consideration is given to economic return or gross value added? A mile of track in London will therefore always deliver more economic return than a mile of track in Manchester, Wales, Scotland or anywhere else, simply because of that economic assessment. Surely, to rebalance the UK, there has to be a...

• Rail Infrastructure Investment — [Mr Nigel Evans in the Chair] 17 Jan 2019

  In the light of the comments by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, what representations has the Department for Transport made to reassert the case for HS2? Is the Minister confident that if there were a value-for-money review, the project would make it through?

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Profile

Labour/Co-operative MP for Oldham West and Royton

Entered the House of Commons on 4 December 2015 — Byelection

Party was Labour until 3 May 2017

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @JimfromOldham

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Jim McMahon campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• HM Treasury
• Department for Communities and Local Government
• Department for Education
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Cabinet Office
• Local Government Finance
• Local Government: Devolution
• Public Sector: Oldham
• Bus Services: Greater Manchester
• Jobcentres: Oldham

Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Devolution) (since 9 Jan 2018)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Devolution) (9 Oct 2016 to 9 Jan 2018)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (7 Mar 2016 to 31 Oct 2016)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Michael Meacher

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Neighbourhood Planning Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Local Government Finance Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Bank of England and Financial Services Bill Committee (6 out of 12)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 50 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Jim McMahon’s speeches
• Has received answers to 51 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 81.42% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 118 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)