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Jim McMahon vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,192 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 1,143 different votes 1,192 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
91 Aye 52 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 143 shared votes
53 Aye 90 No
30 Aye 73 No
Migration 5% aligned 103 shared votes
70 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
57 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 123 shared votes
68 Aye 55 No
Most different by topic
116 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 171 shared votes
55 Aye 116 No
17 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 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
66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 500 of 649
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,561
2,361 eligible divisions
951
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
734
47.0 % of votes cast
742
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
827
53.0 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Appearances
8
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 650
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Contributions
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 614 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 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
173 of 211 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
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