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Catherine Atkinson vs Jim McMahon

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North
vs
Photograph of Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Jim McMahon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

389 same votes 1 different votes 390 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
42 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 385 of 649
469
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,704
2,376 eligible divisions
240
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
952
55.9% of votes cast
229
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
752
44.1% of votes cast
15
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
10 years, 9 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

88
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
Appearances
89
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649
179
+35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Contributions
205
+61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8% below average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 67 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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