Jim McMahon MP: votes, interests and costs
Jim McMahon represents Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton in the House of Commons for Labour (Co-op) and has done since 3 December 2015. The Members API lists the post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) from 22 July 2026.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists one current post for Jim McMahon.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 22 July 2026 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 9 July 2024 | 6 September 2025 |
| Minister of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 6 July 2024 | 9 July 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 28 November 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 29 November 2021 | 4 September 2023 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | Department for Transport | 6 April 2020 | 29 November 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Devolution) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 9 January 2018 | 6 April 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Devolution) | Department for Communities and Local Government | 9 October 2016 | 9 January 2018 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill | 4 December 2024 | 12 December 2024 |
| Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission | 20 November 2024 | 6 September 2025 |
| Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee | 7 March 2016 | 31 October 2016 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 a978b439c400.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Jim McMahon, as the MP registered them: Visits outside the UK (1), Miscellaneous (1). Latest registration 27 March 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Ukraine between 19 February 2026 and 25 February 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Cross party parliamentary delegation to Ukraine.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-02-19
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-02-25
- Associated All Parliamentary Group (APPG), where relevant: Ukraine
Member of the Co-operative Party National Executive Committee. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2018-05-01
- The type of interest: Formal role with a party organisation
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £212,726 for Jim McMahon in 2024-25 against a budget of £250,820. In 2023-24 it was £183,057. Office costs came to £18,240 of a £33,020 budget. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £212,725.51 | £183,056.93 | £159,178.97 |
| Office costs: spent | £18,239.93 | £22,014.06 | £20,759.71 |
| Accommodation: spent | £25,514.17 | £18,441.96 | £28,493.66 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £7,772.18 | £9,086.20 | £5,401.10 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £1,239.58 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £35,970 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area, with an uplift to cover the cost of one dependant).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Researcher (permanent full time), Communications Officer (fixed term part time), Senior Researcher ×2 (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Caseworker (fixed term part time), Caseworker (fixed term full time), Parliamentary Assistant (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Jim McMahon is recorded voting in 500 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 48 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. The most recent, on 20 October 2026, was an Aye on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 28 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
The Written Questions API lists 461 written questions from Jim McMahon since 4 July 2024. Departments in the latest 10: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Treasury; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Ministry of Justice.
Cooperatives and Mutual Societies
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress is being made on the establishment of a Co-operative Development Unit.
Tobacco: Smuggling
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases have been referred to HMRC for civil sanctions by Trading Standards teams for non-compliance with the UK Tobacco Track and Trace system since July 2023; how many of those referrals resulted in a civil …
Agriculture: Cooperatives and Mutual Societies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of agricultural co-operatives and mutuals.
Community Ownership Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he expects the Community Ownership Fund to be open for applications.
Tobacco: Seized Articles
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many seizures led to the total volume of cigarettes seized inland by HMRC in each year between 2019-20 and 2024-25; and how many inland seizures took place in retail settings in each of those years.
Tobacco: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative estimate she has made of the monetary value of the (a) counterfeit and (b) legitimate tobacco market.
Tobacco: Seized Articles
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of cigarettes seized by HMRC are counterfeit.
Tobacco: Seized Articles
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cigarettes have been seized using Track and Trace technology in each of the last five years.
Cooperatives and Mutual Societies: Government Assistance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make additional resources available to help double the size of the mutual and co-operative sector.
Offences against Children: Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that offenders convicted for offences related to child sexual exploitation and grooming are not considered for early release under the earned progression scheme.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 d19051e6ae9b. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Jim McMahon.
2024 general election
Jim McMahon won Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 13,232 votes (34.3%), a majority of 4,976 over Zaffar Iqbal (Independent). Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.