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Jim McMahon vs Chris Ward

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


Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Chris Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 3 different votes 373 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 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
41 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
29 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
41 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
29 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 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 389 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
1,732
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
968
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
764
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% of votes cast
11
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
10 years, 11 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
344
+179.5 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 650
Contributions
236
+71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
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
76 of 82 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Housing
55 of 67 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 212 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API