Jared O'Mara

Jared O'Mara
Official portrait, 2017
Member of Parliament
for Sheffield Hallam
In office
8 June 2017 – 6 November 2019
Preceded byNick Clegg
Succeeded byOlivia Blake
Personal details
Born
Jared Cain O'Mara

(1981-11-15) 15 November 1981 (age 43)
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England[1]
Political partyIndependent (2018–present)
Other political
affiliations		Labour (until 2018; suspended 2017–2018)
Alma materUniversity of Staffordshire
Criminal information
Criminal statusConvicted/found guilty
Conviction(s)Fraud by false representation
Criminal penalty4 years in prison

Jared Cain O'Mara (born 15 November 1981) is a British convicted fraudster and former Labour politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Hallam from 2017 to 2019.

Elected at the 2017 general election for the Labour Party, O'Mara unexpectedly won the seat from former Liberal Democrat Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.[2][3][4] In October 2017, it was revealed that O'Mara had posted misogynistic, racist and homophobic online comments before he became an MP.[5][6][7] He resigned from the Women and Equalities Select Committee,[8] and was suspended from the Labour Party.[9] After being briefly reinstated,[10] he resigned from the Labour Party in July 2018.[11]

He has cerebral palsy and hemiparesis,[12][13] and later stated that he was the first autistic MP in history.[14] O'Mara took lengthy periods of time off for mental health issues, and never asked an oral question in his two-year parliamentary career.[15] He missed key Brexit votes in the House of Commons, and showed what was described by an aide as "vile, inexcusable contempt" for constituents who called for his resignation.[16]

In July 2019, O'Mara was accused of corruption and sexual harassment.[17][18] His office was raided by police, and he was arrested but released without charge.[19] He stood down at the December 2019 general election. In February 2023, O'Mara was found guilty of six counts of fraud by false representation,[20] and was sentenced to four years in prison.

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  16. ^ Pidd, Helen; Halliday, Josh (24 July 2019). "Jared O'Mara urged to quit as MP after aide's angry resignation". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
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  20. ^ "Jared O'Mara: Former MP found guilty of fraudulent expenses claims". BBC News. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.