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Melanie Onn
British Labour politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Melanie Onn (born 19 June 1979) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she previously served as MP for Great Grimsby from 2015 to 2019, Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons from September 2015 to June 2016 and Shadow Minister for Housing from July 2017 to March 2019. At the 2019 general election, she lost her seat to the Conservative candidate, Lia Nici-Townend.[1]
Quick Facts MP, Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes ...
Melanie Onn | |||||||||
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Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes | |||||||||
Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |||||||||
Preceded by | constituency established | ||||||||
Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby | |||||||||
In office 7 May 2015 – 6 November 2019 | |||||||||
Preceded by | Austin Mitchell | ||||||||
Succeeded by | Lia Nici | ||||||||
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Born | (1979-06-19) 19 June 1979 (age 45) Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||
Political party | Labour | ||||||||
Alma mater | Middlesex University (BA) | ||||||||
Website | melanieonn | ||||||||
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After leaving Parliament, Onn served as Deputy Chief Executive of RenewableUK from 2020 to 2023. In the 2024 general election, she was elected as MP for the new constituency of Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes, winning by a majority of almost 5,000 votes.[2]