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Sir Keir Starmer vs Jim McMahon

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

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
Photograph of Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Jim McMahon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 821 shared comparable votes.

818 same votes 3 different votes 821 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
99 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
99 Aye 56 No
69 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
69 Aye 25 No
35 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 59 shared votes
20 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
99 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
99 Aye 56 No
69 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
69 Aye 25 No
35 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 59 shared votes
20 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

38.0 %
35 % below average
Rank 636 of 649
Participation
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 388 of 649
896
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
545
60.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
951
56.2 % of votes cast
351
39.2 % of votes cast
No votes
742
43.8 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
Appearances
77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
1,601
+1462.7 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above average
13
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

Brexit / EU
161 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Trade
51 of 91 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 48 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Transport
42 of 95 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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