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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Jim McMahon

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Jim McMahon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,511 shared comparable votes.

1,508 same votes 3 different votes 1,511 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
114 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
114 Aye 66 No
75 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 147 shared votes
75 Aye 72 No
28 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
28 Aye 101 No
46 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 68 shared votes
46 Aye 22 No
43 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 64 shared votes
43 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
106 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 170 shared votes
108 Aye 62 No
114 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
114 Aye 66 No
75 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 147 shared votes
75 Aye 72 No
28 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
28 Aye 101 No
46 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 68 shared votes
46 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 649
Participation
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 388 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
1,003
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
951
56.2 % of votes cast
795
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
742
43.8 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

108
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Appearances
77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
157
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Contributions
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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