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Jim McMahon vs Wendy Chamberlain

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 Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Wendy Chamberlain voted the same way 71% of the time, based on 849 shared comparable votes.

606 same votes 243 different votes 849 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
20 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 18 No
Trade 97% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 78 No
Migration 96% aligned 99 shared votes
21 Aye 78 No
26 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 17 No
Education 26% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 41% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
66 Aye 37 No
Tax 48% aligned 103 shared votes
66 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 40 shared votes
8 Aye 32 No
10 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 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
69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 447 of 649
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,136
1,643 eligible divisions
951
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
588
51.8 % of votes cast
742
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
548
48.2 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 196 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
£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£308,895
37 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
10
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
46 of 50 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
120 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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