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David Baines vs Jim McMahon

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

Photograph of David Baines
David Baines
Lab St Helens North
vs
Photograph of Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

David Baines and Jim McMahon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

321 same votes 1 different votes 322 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
35 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

66.6%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 385 of 649
393
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,704
2,376 eligible divisions
191
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
952
55.9% of votes cast
202
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
752
44.1% of votes cast
15
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
10 years, 10 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

27
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 650
Appearances
90
+6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
29
-116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650
Contributions
245
+99.3 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£136,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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