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Jim McMahon vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Christine Jardine voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,064 shared comparable votes.

863 same votes 201 different votes 1,064 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
87 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
87 Aye 60 No
22 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 91 No
Migration 97% aligned 119 shared votes
29 Aye 90 No
32 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 15 No
Education 27% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 32% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 19 No
Benefits 60% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 15 No
Defence 62% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
97 Aye 39 No
Tax 66% aligned 136 shared votes
83 Aye 53 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
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 648
1,653
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,374
2,057 eligible divisions
936
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
759
55.2 % of votes cast
717
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
615
44.8 % 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
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 648
108
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 648
Contributions
123
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 166 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
176 of 188 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 161 votes
Education
79 of 95 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
137 of 169 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 84 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Education
59 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
No
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
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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