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Jim McMahon vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,085 shared comparable votes.

1,067 same votes 18 different votes 1,085 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
82 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
82 Aye 46 No
57 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
57 Aye 66 No
26 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
26 Aye 90 No
36 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 22 No
Benefits 88% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
82 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
82 Aye 46 No
57 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
57 Aye 66 No
26 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
26 Aye 90 No
36 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 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
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 213 of 650
1,732
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
1,699 eligible divisions
968
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
52.1% of votes cast
764
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
647
47.9% of votes cast
11
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% 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
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
344
+179.4 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 433 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Housing
55 of 67 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 212 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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