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Jim McMahon vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Olivia Blake voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,009 shared comparable votes.

988 same votes 21 different votes 1,009 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
89 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
89 Aye 49 No
36 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
36 Aye 58 No
37 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
36 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 47 shared votes
36 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 16 No
Benefits 86% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 10 No
Housing 96% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
30 Aye 81 No
Migration 98% aligned 111 shared votes
32 Aye 79 No
89 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
89 Aye 49 No
36 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
36 Aye 58 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 389 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
1,732
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
968
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.5% of votes cast
764
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
600
47.5% of votes cast
11
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
10 years, 11 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

103
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 650
Appearances
34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
344
+179.4 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 650
Contributions
38
-126.6 vs Commons average
Rank 580 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
76 of 82 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Housing
55 of 67 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 212 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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