How Greater Manchester MPs voted over the Digital Economy Bill

This table shows how MPs in Greater Manchester voted over the Digital Economy Bill. The only Manchester MP who voted against was Liberal Democrat John Leech, MP for Manchester Withington. Of the 28 MPs across the city region, more than half (17) didn’t actually bother to vote. Of those who voted, all the local Labour MPs voted in favour. The Liberal Democrats are against the bill but local LibDems Andrew Stunnell, Mark Hunter and Paul Rowen did not vote.

If any of these people come knocking at your door in the next few weeks, you might want to cut this out and wave it at them accusingly.

ALTRINCHAM & SALE WEST	Graham Brady	Con	Didn’t vote
ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE	David Heyes	Lab	Didn’t vote
BOLTON NORTH EAST	David Crausby	Lab	Didn’t vote
BOLTON SOUTH EAST	Brian Iddon	Lab	For
BOLTON WEST	Ruth Kelly	Lab	For
BURY NORTH	David Chaytor	Lab	Didn’t vote
BURY SOUTH	Ivan Lewis	Lab	For
CHEADLE	Mark Hunter	LD	Didn’t vote
DENTON & REDDISH	Andrew Gwynne	Lab	Didn’t vote
ECCLES	Ian Stewart	Lab	For
HAZEL GROVE	Andrew Stunell	LD	Didn’t vote
HEYWOOD & MIDDLETON	Jim Dobbin	Lab Co-op	For
LEIGH	Andy Burnham	Lab	Didn’t vote
MAKERFIELD	Ian McCartney	Lab	Didn’t vote
MANCHESTER BLACKLEY	Graham Stringer	Lab	Didn’t vote
MANCHESTER CENTRAL	Tony Lloyd	Lab	Didn’t vote
MANCHESTER GORTON	Gerald Kaufman	Lab	Didn’t vote
MANCHESTER WITHINGTON	John Leech	LD	Against
OLDHAM EAST	Phil Woolas	Lab	For
OLDHAM WEST & ROYTON	Michael Meacher	Lab	Didn’t vote
ROCHDALE	Paul Rowen	LD	Didn’t vote
SALFORD	Hazel Blears	Lab	Didn’t vote
STALYBRIDGE & HYDE	James Purnell	Lab	For
STOCKPORT	Ann Coffey	Lab	For
STRETFORD & URMSTON	Beverley Hughes	Lab	Didn’t vote
WIGAN	Neil Turner	Lab	Didn’t vote
WORSLEY	Barbara Keeley	Lab	For
WYTHENSHAWE & SALE EAST	Paul Goggins	Lab	For

The information is taken from Hansard here.

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