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Dr Lauren Sullivan vs Jim McMahon

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

Photograph of Dr Lauren Sullivan
Dr Lauren Sullivan
Lab Gravesham
vs
Photograph of Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Dr Lauren Sullivan and Jim McMahon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 428 shared comparable votes.

427 same votes 1 different votes 428 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
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

87.6%
15% above average
Rank 52 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 385 of 649
517
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,704
2,376 eligible divisions
271
52.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
952
55.9% of votes cast
246
47.6% of votes cast
No votes
752
44.1% of votes cast
11
2.1% 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

56
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649
Appearances
89
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649
68
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 450 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

£154,312
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£154,312
32% below average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17% above average
6
3 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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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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