Education
Matheson gained a degree in economics and politics from the London School of Economics.
Matheson gained a degree in economics and politics from the London School of Economics.
Matheson has been described as having "slightly left-of-centre views". Parliamentary career Matheson was selected as the Labour Party Parliamentary Candidate for the City of Chester in June 2013. After 7 May 2015 he gained the seat from Conservative Stephen Mosley with a majority of 93 votes, having the 3rd smallest majority of a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom after the 2015 general election.
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He is the Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for the constituency of City of Chester after winning the seat in the 2015 general election. In July 2015 he became a member of the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee.