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Jim McMahon vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 1,100 shared comparable votes.

267 same votes 833 different votes 1,100 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
14 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 53% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 58 No
Migration 43% aligned 79 shared votes
50 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 25 No
Defence 38% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 38% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
49 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 37% aligned 105 shared votes
59 Aye 46 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 14 No
Energy 9% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
101 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 157 shared votes
55 Aye 102 No
107 Aye 56 No
Tax 14% aligned 163 shared votes
71 Aye 92 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
951
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
742
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

77
-1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
101
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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