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Jim McMahon vs Ben Goldsborough

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 Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 0 different votes 366 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
41 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 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
85.9 %
13 % above average
Rank 89 of 648
1,653
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
526 eligible divisions
936
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
51.8 % of votes cast
717
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
218
48.2 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % 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
56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 648
108
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 648
Contributions
71
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 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
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Education
79 of 95 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Migration
137 of 169 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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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