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Jim McMahon vs David Smith

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 David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and David Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 1 different votes 343 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
27 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 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 385 of 649
Participation
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
1,704
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
590 eligible divisions
952
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
202
49.1% of votes cast
752
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
209
50.9% of votes cast
11
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.9% of votes cast
10 years, 10 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

90
+6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
Appearances
75
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
245
+99.3 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 650
Contributions
101
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 333 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17% above average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Housing
55 of 67 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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