Kali Mountford

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Kali Mountford MP
Kali Mountford
Member of Parliament
for Colne Valley
Incumbent
Assumed office 
1 May 1997
Preceded by Graham Riddick
Born 12 January 1954 (1954-01-12) (age 54)
Crewe
Nationality British
Political party Labour

Kali Mountford (b. 12 January 1954, Crewe) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.

Born as Carol Jean Newton, she is Member of Parliament for Colne Valley, and was first elected at the 1997 general election. She was suspended from the House of Commons for five days in 1998 for leaking a Select Committee report to the government.

Mountford served as a Sheffield City Councillor and worked as a civil servant prior to entering Parliament. She serves as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Des Browne MP.

Mountford is currently (as of 2007) married to third husband Ian Leedham; she has two children.

[edit] Voting record

How Kali Mountford voted on key issues since 2001 (They Work For You):

  • Has never voted on a transparent Parliament.
  • Voted for introducing a smoking ban.
  • Voted for introducing ID cards.
  • Voted for introducing foundation hospitals.
  • Voted for introducing student top-up fees.
  • Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws.
  • Voted for the Iraq war.
  • Voted against investigating the Iraq war.
  • Voted for replacing Trident.
  • Voted for the hunting ban.
  • Voted for equal gay rights.


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Preceded by
Graham Riddick		 Member of Parliament for Colne Valley
1997 – present		 Incumbent


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