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Jim McMahon vs Valerie Vaz

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,525 shared comparable votes.

1,523 same votes 2 different votes 1,525 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
138 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
138 Aye 77 No
108 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
108 Aye 62 No
74 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 144 shared votes
74 Aye 70 No
33 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
33 Aye 99 No
55 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 77 shared votes
55 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
138 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
138 Aye 77 No
108 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
108 Aye 62 No
74 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 144 shared votes
74 Aye 70 No
33 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
33 Aye 99 No
55 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 77 shared votes
55 Aye 22 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
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
951
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
742
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Contributions
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API