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.

• Has never voted on replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system
• Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the 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, 2 votes against, between 2016–2017
• Consistently voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 8 votes for, 7 votes against, 8 absences, between 2016–2017
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2016

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Jim McMahon

Last updated: 19 Apr 2017

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Communities and Local Government: Bilfinger: Non-domestic Rates 26 Apr 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if the Government will intervene in the business rates appeal by Bilfinger GVA on behalf of NHS trusts to prevent public funds being spent on Bilfinger GVA,

• Petition - Fairer Funding Formula for School Pupils in Macclesfield Constituency and the Cheshire East Local Authority Area: Contaminated Blood 25 Apr 2017

  Thank you for your courtesy in allowing us to speak, Madam Deputy Speaker. I fully accept that we ought to have spoken before the Minister responded. I have to say that I expected her response to go on for longer, and that I would have had an opportunity to make a short intervention on her. I feel compelled to speak because one of my constituents, Alex Smith, has been so badly affected by...

• Petition - Fairer Funding Formula for School Pupils in Macclesfield Constituency and the Cheshire East Local Authority Area: Contaminated Blood 25 Apr 2017

  I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend and my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Diana Johnson) for the work they have done in exposing this issue. When Alex Smith, a constituent of mine, first came to my advice surgery to tell me the story of how he lost his wife through contamination and how he had contracted hepatitis C through a contaminated blood product, I could not...

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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 of Health
• Department for Education
• Ministry of Justice
• Local Government Finance
• Public Sector: Oldham
• Local Government: Devolution
• Social Services
• Revenue and Customs: Greater Manchester

Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Devolution) (since 9 Oct 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Communities and Local Government Committee (7 Mar 2016 to 31 Oct 2016)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Michael Meacher

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Local Government Finance Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Neighbourhood Planning Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Bank of England and Financial Services Bill Committee (6 out of 12)

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• Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Jim McMahon’s speeches
• Has received answers to 91 written questions in the last year — well 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.
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 29 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Jim McMahon’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 44 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)