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Jim McMahon vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,060 shared comparable votes.

1,059 same votes 1 different votes 1,060 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
90 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
90 Aye 42 No
54 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
54 Aye 65 No
25 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
25 Aye 93 No
30 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
36 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
90 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
90 Aye 42 No
54 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
54 Aye 65 No
25 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
25 Aye 93 No
30 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
36 Aye 18 No
Education 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

71.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 396 of 647
Participation
77.9 %
5 % above average
Rank 255 of 647
1,668
2,328 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,297
1,664 eligible divisions
939
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
52.4 % of votes cast
729
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
617
47.6 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
10 years, 6 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

68
+2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 647
Appearances
35
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 647
113
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 647
Contributions
45
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Education
79 of 95 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Migration
137 of 169 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
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