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Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op) - Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

First elected: 3rd December 2015

Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

(since July 2024)

Minister of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
6th Jul 2024 - 9th Jul 2024
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
28th Nov 2023 - 30th May 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
29th Nov 2021 - 4th Sep 2023
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
6th Apr 2020 - 29th Nov 2021
Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Devolution)
9th Jan 2018 - 6th Apr 2020
Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Devolution)
9th Oct 2016 - 9th Jan 2018
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
7th Mar 2016 - 31st Oct 2016
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
7th Mar 2016 - 31st Oct 2016


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Jim McMahon has voted in 0 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

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Legislation Debates
Jim McMahon has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Latest EDMs signed by Jim McMahon

24th February 2020
Jim McMahon signed this EDM on Monday 24th February 2020

Assaults on shopworkers

Tabled by: Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
That this House deplores the rise in verbal and physical abuse of shopworkers, notes that according to research conducted by USDAW, over 400 retail workers were assaulted each day last year and that 62 per cent of retail staff have been the victim of either verbal or physical abuse; further …
69 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 55
Scottish National Party: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Conservative: 3
Independent: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
4th September 2019
Jim McMahon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 4th September 2019

CONFLICT IN KASHMIR

Tabled by: Naz Shah (Labour - Bradford West)
That this House expresses huge concern about the revocation of Articles 370 and 35A in Kashmir by the Indian Government, stripping away the right to special status for the people of Kashmir; is extremely alarmed by the road to ethnic cleansing opened up by the ongoing communications blackout and the …
27 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Sep 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Conservative: 1
Independent: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Green Party: 1
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Jim McMahon, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.

MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.


Jim McMahon has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Jim McMahon has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

2 Bills introduced by Jim McMahon


A Bill to make provision about the monitoring of water quality; to set a target for the reduction of sewage discharges; to provide for financial penalties in relation to sewage discharges and breaches of monitoring requirements; to require the Secretary of State to publish a strategy for the reduction of sewage discharges from storm overflows, including an economic impact assessment; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Friday 21st April 2023

The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to reduce the voting age to 16 in parliamentary and other elections; to make provision about young people's education in citizenship and the constitution; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Commons
Wednesday 19th July 2017
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Jim McMahon has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament