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Jim McMahon vs Mrs Elsie Blundell

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 Mrs Elsie Blundell
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Lab Heywood and Middleton North

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Mrs Elsie Blundell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 0 different votes 364 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 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 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
84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 127 of 648
1,653
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
526 eligible divisions
936
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
224
50.7 % of votes cast
717
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
218
49.3 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.3 % of votes cast
10 years, 6 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 648
Appearances
47
-13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 648
108
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 648
Contributions
64
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 381 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
£161,906
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£161,906
28 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
79 of 95 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
137 of 169 votes
#4
Education
48 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Housing
30 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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