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Jim McMahon vs Melanie Ward

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

372 same votes 1 different votes 373 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
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 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 385 of 649
Participation
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
1,704
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
952
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
752
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
11
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
10 years, 10 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

90
+6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
Appearances
68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
245
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 649
Contributions
93
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 362 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
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17% above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
3
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
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Housing
55 of 67 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API