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.

• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2016
• Voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, between 2016–2019
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 47 votes for, 11 votes against, 16 absences, between 2017–2019
• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs

Last updated: 4 Sep 2019. Please share these votes responsibly.

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Recent appearances

• Deaths of Homeless People 1 Oct 2019

  If every seat, aisle and step in this Chamber was full, we still could not fit in every person who has died in the streets in this country, and that is actively at the door of the Government. We have had the cuts to housing and support services, particularly drug and alcohol services, and those chickens are coming home to roost. This cannot be fixed with the Housing Minister changing every...

• Health Infrastructure Plan 30 Sep 2019

  The £100 million seed funding needs to be put in context, which for Oldham is a £95 million capital requirement just for basic maintenance and upgrading, so it is not really a significant investment at all. More importantly, I am here to call and collect. Two years ago, the Government promised £80 million for Greater Manchester as part of the Healthier Together proposals, but they still...

• Thomas Cook 25 Sep 2019

  Three thousand people in Greater Manchester—the loyal workforce of Thomas Cook—are affected by this situation, and we are disgusted by the greediness of the directors and management of the company. The Secretary of State mentioned that the Turkish Government did not make an approach, and that the Spanish Government did but were too late. Why were the UK Government not proactive? Why did...

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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
• Jobcentres: Oldham
• Social Services
• Bus Services: Greater Manchester

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)
• Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• 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 75 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Jim McMahon’s speeches
• Has received answers to 38 written questions in the last year — 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 80.94% 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") 158 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)