Jim McMahon
Labour (Co-op) Sitting MP
MP for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton · in Parliament since 3 December 2015
Government Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 3000
Email: jim.mcmahon.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency office
Chadderton Town Hall, Middleton Road, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 6PP
Tel: 0161 652 8485
Email: jim.mcmahon.mp@parliament.uk
Government department
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Website
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Oldham West and Royton | 3 December 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 3 December 2015 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Government | 9 July 2024 | 6 September 2025 |
| Minister of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) | Government | 6 July 2024 | 9 July 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Opposition | 28 November 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Opposition | 29 November 2021 | 4 September 2023 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | Opposition | 6 April 2020 | 29 November 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Devolution) | Opposition | 9 January 2018 | 6 April 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Devolution) | Opposition | 9 October 2016 | 9 January 2018 |
Voting participation
395th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour (Co-op) average 72.9%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 188 | 79.7% |
| 2025 | 322 | 251 | 78.0% |
| 2024 | 200 | 136 | 68.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 159 | 62.1% |
| 2022 | 251 | 119 | 47.4% |
| 2021 | 242 | 205 | 84.7% |
| 2020 | 190 | 139 | 73.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 695 | 65.1% |
| 59th | 631 | 502 | 79.6% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
120th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour (Co-op) average 658
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 185 | 50 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 265 | 55 | 442 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 249 | 41 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 95 | 30 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 39 | 15 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 36 | 20 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 53 | 29 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission | Member | 27 October 2026 | 4 of 4 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour (Co-op) average 99.8%
1 bill committee served on
Hansard activity
114th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour (Co-op) average 650
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2015
- – Became MP for Oldham West and Royton
- – Joined Labour
2016
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Devolution)
2018
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Devolution)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Devolution)
2020
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Devolution)
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
2023
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Became MP for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
- – Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2025
- – Left role: Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
2026
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Constituency: Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.