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Jim McMahon vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,353 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 1,298 different votes 1,353 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
25 Aye 16 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No
106 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 165 shared votes
57 Aye 108 No
61 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 126 shared votes
66 Aye 60 No
20 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
109 Aye 69 No
Tax 0% aligned 178 shared votes
69 Aye 109 No
25 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
34 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 51 shared votes
17 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 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
80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 201 of 648
1,653
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,868
2,312 eligible divisions
936
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
884
47.3 % of votes cast
717
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
984
52.7 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
10 years, 6 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

58
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 648
Appearances
61
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 648
108
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 648
Contributions
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 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
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Education
79 of 95 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 88 votes
Migration
137 of 169 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
49 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 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 (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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
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