Jim McMahon

Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Labour/Co-operative MP for Oldham West and Royton

@JimfromOldham

Number of MPs in the House of Commons

There have been votes in Parliament on reducing the number of MPs in the House of Commons and reviewing the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies.

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Jim McMahon voted a mixture of for and against fewer MPs in the House of Commons

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Major votes

  • On 2 Jun 2020: Jim McMahon voted to retain a law providing for a reduction in the number of MPs in the House of Commons to 600 while expressing support for retaining 650 MPs, and to retain Parliament's role in approving changes to Parliamentary constituencies. Show vote
  • On 18 Nov 2016: Jim McMahon voted to keep the number of MPs at 650, and permit 5% more flexibility in the variation of the number of electors per constituency. Show vote

Minor votes

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