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Jim McMahon vs Sir Ashley Fox

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 Sir Ashley Fox
Sir Ashley Fox
Con Bridgwater

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Sir Ashley Fox voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 332 different votes 339 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
37 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
35 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
35 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 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 385 of 649
Participation
76.9%
4% above average
Rank 267 of 649
1,704
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
590 eligible divisions
952
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
206
45.4% of votes cast
752
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
248
54.6% of votes cast
11
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.3% of votes cast
10 years, 10 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

90
+6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
Appearances
171
+87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
245
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 649
Contributions
251
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 87 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
£159,406
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17% above average
Latest expenses
£159,406
30% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Housing
55 of 67 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 112 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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