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Jim McMahon vs Dr Allison Gardner

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 Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 404 shared comparable votes.

403 same votes 1 different votes 404 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
43 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
43 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
43 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 393 of 650
Participation
85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 87 of 650
1,682
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
563 eligible divisions
944
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
49.7 % of votes cast
738
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.3 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.3 % of votes cast
10 years, 7 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
Appearances
54
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
121
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
Contributions
93
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 305 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Education
79 of 95 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
137 of 169 votes
#4
Defence
32 of 33 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Housing
30 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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