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Jim McMahon vs Gareth Bacon

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 Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,025 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 995 different votes 1,025 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
17 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 9 No
Energy 3% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 94 No
Migration 3% aligned 122 shared votes
90 Aye 32 No
15 Aye 27 No
Transport 2% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 49 shared votes
18 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 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
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
951
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
742
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Contributions
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 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
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
63 of 63 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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