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Jim McMahon vs Sarah Olney

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 Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Sarah Olney voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 897 shared comparable votes.

657 same votes 240 different votes 897 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
11 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 7 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 89 No
Migration 97% aligned 101 shared votes
13 Aye 88 No
27 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
37 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 15% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 17 No
Education 29% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 42% aligned 33 shared votes
6 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 13 No
Housing 47% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
73 Aye 40 No
Tax 54% aligned 113 shared votes
73 Aye 40 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
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,653
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
936
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
717
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.1 % of votes cast
10 years, 6 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 648
Appearances
119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
108
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 648
Contributions
140
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Education
79 of 95 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Migration
137 of 169 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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 Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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