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Patricia Ferguson vs Jim McMahon

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

Photograph of Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West
vs
Photograph of Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Patricia Ferguson and Jim McMahon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 1 different votes 365 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
41 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
41 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 96% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
41 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
41 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 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

77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 258 of 650
Participation
71.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 393 of 650
436
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,682
2,349 eligible divisions
225
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
944
56.1 % of votes cast
211
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
738
43.9 % of votes cast
16
3.7 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
10 years, 7 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Appearances
75
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Contributions
121
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£151,093
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£151,093
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Education
79 of 95 votes
Defence
29 of 33 votes
#4
Migration
137 of 169 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 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
Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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