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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Jim McMahon

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

Photograph of Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow
vs
Photograph of Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Jim McMahon voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

375 same votes 2 different votes 377 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
46 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
46 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 95% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
46 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
46 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 364 of 650
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 389 of 650
458
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,732
2,417 eligible divisions
244
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
968
55.9% of votes cast
214
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
764
44.1% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
10 years, 11 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

85
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Appearances
103
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 650
102
-62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
Contributions
344
+179.5 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17% above average
4
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
31 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 67 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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