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Jim McMahon vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,398 shared comparable votes.

1,396 same votes 2 different votes 1,398 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
123 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
123 Aye 72 No
66 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 133 shared votes
66 Aye 67 No
86 Aye 46 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 132 shared votes
86 Aye 46 No
30 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
30 Aye 79 No
53 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 77 shared votes
53 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
123 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
123 Aye 72 No
66 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 133 shared votes
66 Aye 67 No
86 Aye 46 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 132 shared votes
86 Aye 46 No
30 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
30 Aye 79 No
53 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 77 shared votes
53 Aye 24 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 649
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
951
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
742
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
755
42.7 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Contributions
119
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
89 of 96 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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