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Jim McMahon vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Jesse Norman voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,257 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 1,197 different votes 1,257 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
18 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 44 shared votes
15 Aye 29 No
104 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 163 shared votes
60 Aye 103 No
12 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
42 Aye 16 No
Education 3% aligned 58 shared votes
18 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 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 385 of 649
Participation
72.1%
1% below average
Rank 377 of 649
1,704
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,376 eligible divisions
952
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
791
46.2% of votes cast
752
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
922
53.8% of votes cast
11
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
10 years, 9 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

89
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649
Appearances
52
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 649
205
+61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 649
Contributions
101
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17% above average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Housing
55 of 67 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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 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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
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
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
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