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Jim McMahon vs Barry Gardiner

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


Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,311 shared comparable votes.

1,306 same votes 5 different votes 1,311 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
125 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
125 Aye 64 No
94 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
94 Aye 60 No
51 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 105 shared votes
51 Aye 54 No
19 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 87 shared votes
19 Aye 68 No
33 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 20 No
Benefits 93% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
125 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
125 Aye 64 No
94 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
94 Aye 60 No
51 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 105 shared votes
51 Aye 54 No
19 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 87 shared votes
19 Aye 68 No

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

Voting record

71.7%
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
Participation
67.3%
4% below average
Rank 462 of 649
1,699
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,593
2,368 eligible divisions
952
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
890
55.9% of votes cast
747
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
703
44.1% of votes cast
10
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0% of votes cast
10 years, 9 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

83
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 649
Appearances
57
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
111
-28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Contributions
91
-48.4 vs Commons average
Rank 361 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API