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Jim McMahon vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,191 shared comparable votes.

946 same votes 245 different votes 1,191 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
86 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 144 shared votes
86 Aye 58 No
16 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
40 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 84 No
Migration 95% aligned 107 shared votes
22 Aye 85 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 10 No
Education 29% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 38% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 29 No
Devolution / Local Government 55% aligned 44 shared votes
9 Aye 35 No
97 Aye 52 No
Tax 58% aligned 149 shared votes
91 Aye 58 No
21 Aye 21 No
Defence 64% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
951
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
742
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % 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
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Contributions
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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
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
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 Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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