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Joe Robertson vs Jim McMahon

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Jim McMahon voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

13 same votes 350 different votes 363 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
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
44 Aye 35 No
12 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 385 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,704
2,376 eligible divisions
201
45.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
952
55.9% of votes cast
243
54.7% of votes cast
No votes
752
44.1% of votes cast
3
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
10 years, 10 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

166
+82.4 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 650
Appearances
90
+6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
292
+146.3 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 650
Contributions
245
+99.3 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27% below average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Housing
28 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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