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Jim McMahon vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 580 shared comparable votes.

569 same votes 11 different votes 580 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
63 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
63 Aye 40 No
19 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 8 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 60 shared votes
49 Aye 11 No
63 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
63 Aye 40 No
19 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 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 389 of 650
Participation
63.1%
9% below average
Rank 543 of 650
1,732
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
631 eligible divisions
968
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
48.0% of votes cast
764
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
207
52.0% of votes cast
11
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
10 years, 11 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
344
+179.4 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 650
Contributions
546
+381.4 vs Commons average
Rank 21 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17% above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Housing
55 of 67 votes
#3
Transport
27 of 32 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 212 votes
#5
Trade
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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 Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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. 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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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