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Jim McMahon vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 953 shared comparable votes.

868 same votes 85 different votes 953 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
20 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
33 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
33 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 21 No
Benefits 73% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 74% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 10 No
Energy 75% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
104 Aye 50 No
Tax 82% aligned 154 shared votes
103 Aye 51 No
15 Aye 14 No
Defence 83% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 403 of 648
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
1,653
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
936
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
717
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
10 years, 6 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 648
Appearances
89
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
108
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 648
Contributions
208
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Education
79 of 95 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Migration
137 of 169 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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