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Jim McMahon vs Taiwo Owatemi

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 Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 875 shared comparable votes.

874 same votes 1 different votes 875 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
83 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
83 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
28 Aye 67 No
46 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
46 Aye 48 No
23 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
83 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
83 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
28 Aye 67 No
46 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
46 Aye 48 No
23 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 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
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
1,704
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
952
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
752
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
11
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
10 years, 9 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

87
+4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 649
Appearances
5
-77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 649
125
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
Contributions
5
-137.9 vs Commons average
Rank 629 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
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Housing
55 of 67 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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 Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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