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Jim McMahon vs Dr Scott Arthur

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


Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Dr Scott Arthur voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 1 different votes 380 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
46 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
46 Aye 37 No
26 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
46 Aye 37 No
26 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 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
82.5 %
10 % above average
Rank 148 of 650
1,683
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
565 eligible divisions
945
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
229
49.1 % of votes cast
738
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
237
50.9 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % of votes cast
10 years, 7 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Appearances
174
+102.0 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
122
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
271
+143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 58 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
£173,383
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£173,383
23 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
2
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Education
79 of 95 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Migration
137 of 169 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API