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Jim McMahon vs Simon Lightwood

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 Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 555 shared comparable votes.

544 same votes 11 different votes 555 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
53 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
53 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
53 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 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 389 of 650
Participation
66.0%
6% below average
Rank 502 of 650
1,732
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
744
1,128 eligible divisions
968
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
402
54.0% of votes cast
764
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
342
46.0% of votes cast
11
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
10 years, 11 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

103
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 650
Appearances
105
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
344
+179.4 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 650
Contributions
238
+73.4 vs Commons average
Rank 123 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
76 of 82 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Housing
55 of 67 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 212 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
41 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API