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Dr Zubir Ahmed vs Jim McMahon

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

Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West
vs
Photograph of Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Dr Zubir Ahmed and Jim McMahon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 379 shared comparable votes.

378 same votes 1 different votes 379 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
39 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
39 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
39 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 385 of 649
435
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,704
2,376 eligible divisions
227
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
952
55.9% of votes cast
208
47.8% of votes cast
No votes
752
44.1% of votes cast
14
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, 10 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

72
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 649
Appearances
90
+6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
154
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Contributions
245
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£243,911
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£243,911
8% above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17% above average
4
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

Migration
12 of 13 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 67 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Energy
17 of 20 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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