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Jim McMahon vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,458 shared comparable votes.

1,453 same votes 5 different votes 1,458 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
134 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
134 Aye 74 No
67 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
67 Aye 60 No
33 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
33 Aye 90 No
53 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
53 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
108 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 170 shared votes
105 Aye 65 No
134 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
134 Aye 74 No
67 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
67 Aye 60 No
33 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
33 Aye 90 No
53 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
53 Aye 18 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 388 of 649
Participation
73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 353 of 649
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,731
2,361 eligible divisions
951
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
983
56.8 % of votes cast
742
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
748
43.2 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1 % of votes cast
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Appearances
111
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Contributions
150
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 177 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
190 of 211 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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