Education
Born in Grimsby, Onn was educated at Franklin College, Grimsby, and studied Politics, Philosophy and International Studies at the University of Middlesex.
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Melanie Onn
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Career
Onn was elected to Parliament in the 2015 general election, following the retirement of the previous Labour Member of Parliament for Grimsby, Austin Mitchell. She was elected from an all female short listing of Labour party candidates. On 20 July 2015, she abstained from the vote on the Conservative government"s Welfare Reform and Work Bill, which restricts child benefit to the first two children in a family and lowers the benefit cap from £26,000 to £20,000 per household.
The number of Labour MPs would have been sufficient to tie the vote had they voted against.
She described the shadow cabinet secretary positions in health, business, international development, education and defence - among others - as "tea-making jobs" when they were given to women following newly elected Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn"s September 2015 reorganisation of the party"s front bench. Corbyn has appointed Onn as Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, working alongside Shadow Leader Chris Bryant.
The Sunday Politics - Grimsby, aired on 19th April 2015 on YouTube.
Politics
The bill was voted through by 308 to 124 Members of Parliament, despite 48 Labour MPs disobeying the party line of abstention by voting against the bill.
Membership
56th United Kingdom Parliament.
