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Helen Hayes vs Jim McMahon

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Jim McMahon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,546 shared comparable votes.

1,540 same votes 6 different votes 1,546 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
137 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
137 Aye 77 No
65 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 138 shared votes
65 Aye 73 No
31 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
31 Aye 101 No
34 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
27 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
105 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 169 shared votes
108 Aye 61 No
137 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
137 Aye 77 No
65 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 138 shared votes
65 Aye 73 No
31 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
31 Aye 101 No
34 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 649
Participation
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 388 of 649
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
951
56.2 % of votes cast
838
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
742
43.8 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Appearances
77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
121
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 232 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

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Migration
149 of 171 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
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
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
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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