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Jim McMahon vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,315 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 1,266 different votes 1,315 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
19 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
89 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 148 shared votes
60 Aye 88 No
26 Aye 18 No
Benefits 5% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
35 Aye 16 No
Education 4% aligned 51 shared votes
18 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 33 No
Transport 3% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 26 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 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
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
951
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
742
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Appearances
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Contributions
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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