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Jim McMahon vs Andrew Pakes

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 Andrew Pakes
Andrew Pakes
Lab Peterborough

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Andrew Pakes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

305 same votes 0 different votes 305 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
19 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 403 of 648
Participation
69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 456 of 648
1,653
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
363
526 eligible divisions
936
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
184
50.7 % of votes cast
717
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
179
49.3 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
3.0 % of votes cast
10 years, 6 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 648
Appearances
57
-3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 648
108
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 648
Contributions
66
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£183,790
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£183,790
19 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Education
79 of 95 votes
#3
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Migration
137 of 169 votes
#4
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
18 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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