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Greg Smith vs Jim McMahon

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Jim McMahon voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,024 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 993 different votes 1,024 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
15 Aye 25 No
Benefits 5% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 19 No
Energy 3% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
44 Aye 85 No
Tax 2% aligned 129 shared votes
83 Aye 46 No
64 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 118 shared votes
53 Aye 65 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 30 No
Education 0% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 33 of 649
Participation
71.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 392 of 649
1,454
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,686
2,354 eligible divisions
707
48.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
948
56.2 % of votes cast
747
51.4 % of votes cast
No votes
738
43.8 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
10 years, 7 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

195
+119.9 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Appearances
76
+0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649
267
+133.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Contributions
121
-12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Migration
148 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
137 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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