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Jim McMahon vs Elaine Stewart

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 Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Elaine Stewart voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

305 same votes 11 different votes 316 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 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
46 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 94% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
46 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
46 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 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 391 of 650
Participation
62.3%
10% below average
Rank 550 of 650
1,735
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
396
636 eligible divisions
970
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
181
45.7% of votes cast
765
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
215
54.3% of votes cast
11
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
10 years, 11 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

106
+9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Appearances
38
-59.0 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
387
+217.8 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 650
Contributions
48
-121.2 vs Commons average
Rank 543 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
£207,074
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17% above average
Latest expenses
£207,074
8% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
76 of 82 votes
#1
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Housing
26 of 33 votes
Housing
56 of 68 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 66 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 212 votes
#5
Tax
90 of 122 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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