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Jim McMahon vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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
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Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 1 different votes 334 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
29 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 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 388 of 649
Participation
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
575 eligible divisions
951
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2 % of votes cast
742
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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