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Jim McMahon vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and John McDonnell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,563 shared comparable votes.

1,516 same votes 47 different votes 1,563 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
138 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
138 Aye 71 No
105 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
105 Aye 62 No
40 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
31 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 23 No
Benefits 86% aligned 58 shared votes
37 Aye 21 No
48 Aye 18 No
Education 91% aligned 66 shared votes
44 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
30 Aye 104 No
Migration 97% aligned 134 shared votes
30 Aye 104 No
13 Aye 29 No
Devolution / Local Government 98% aligned 42 shared votes
14 Aye 28 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
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
1,735
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
970
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
765
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
874
45.7% of votes cast
11
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
10 years, 11 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

105
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Appearances
147
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
386
+219.6 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 650
Contributions
188
+21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Housing
56 of 68 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 212 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
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
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 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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