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Jim McMahon vs Chris Law

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 Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Chris Law voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 913 shared comparable votes.

827 same votes 86 different votes 913 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
36 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
36 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 0 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
11 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 9 No
Energy 68% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
99 Aye 46 No
Tax 76% aligned 145 shared votes
98 Aye 47 No
18 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 78% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 17 No
Benefits 78% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 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
52.5 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 648
1,653
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,214
2,312 eligible divisions
936
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
671
55.3 % of votes cast
717
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
543
44.7 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
10 years, 6 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 648
Appearances
56
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 648
108
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 648
Contributions
66
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 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
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Education
79 of 95 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Migration
137 of 169 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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