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Jim McMahon vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 406 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 1 different votes 406 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
46 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
46 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
46 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 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 393 of 650
Participation
63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 534 of 650
1,682
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
480
751 eligible divisions
944
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
47.9 % of votes cast
738
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
250
52.1 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
10 years, 7 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

75
+3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Appearances
80
+8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
121
-5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
304
+177.8 vs Commons average
Rank 49 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
2
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
Trade
11 of 12 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Education
79 of 95 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Migration
137 of 169 votes
#4
Defence
27 of 33 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API