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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 72% of the time, based on 919 shared comparable votes.

664 same votes 255 different votes 919 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
17 Aye 7 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 18 No
Trade 97% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 90 No
Migration 96% aligned 103 shared votes
13 Aye 90 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
16 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 19% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
33 Aye 17 No
Education 30% aligned 50 shared votes
28 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 43 No
Tax 53% aligned 116 shared votes
76 Aye 40 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
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
951
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
742
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Contributions
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
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