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Jim McMahon vs Alison Bennett

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

Photograph of Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
vs
Photograph of Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Alison Bennett voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

53 same votes 286 different votes 339 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
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 58% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 5% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 15 No
Education 5% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 11 No
Transport 6% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 23 shared votes
3 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 649
Participation
71.2%
2% below average
Rank 406 of 649
1,697
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
580 eligible divisions
952
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
219
53.0% of votes cast
745
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
194
47.0% of votes cast
10
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
10 years, 9 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 649
Appearances
128
+49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 649
103
-34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649
Contributions
150
+12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17% above average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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