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Jim McMahon vs Pete Wishart

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 Pete Wishart
Pete Wishart
SNP Perth and Kinross-shire

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Pete Wishart voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 933 shared comparable votes.

847 same votes 86 different votes 933 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
21 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 8 No
Energy 70% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 21 No
Benefits 73% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 73% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
96 Aye 41 No
Tax 82% aligned 137 shared votes
93 Aye 44 No
19 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 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
55.2 %
18 % below average
Rank 606 of 648
1,653
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,276
2,312 eligible divisions
936
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
709
55.6 % of votes cast
717
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
567
44.4 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
10 years, 6 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 648
Appearances
55
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 648
108
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 648
Contributions
69
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 341 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
£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,385
30 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 169 votes
Education
79 of 95 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
137 of 169 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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