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How Jim McMahon votes

Jim McMahon voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 231 votes, they went the other way.

What does this mean?

Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained

Recent votes

DateVoteThey votedCompared with party
11 SepEnd of life for terminally ill adults: the first main voteAgainstFree vote
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
7 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party

See every vote on Parliament’s site

Declared interests

MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.

Jim McMahon has 2 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to Ukraine between 19 February 2026 and 25 February 202627 Mar 2026
MiscellaneousMember of the Co-operative Party National Executive Committee. This is an unpaid role.21 May 2018

Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page

Questions

MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.

Jim McMahon asked 461 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department for Transport63
Department of Health and Social Care59
Home Office56
Treasury45
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government39

Latest questions

3 Jul 2026 · to the Treasury
Answered 13 Jul 2026
30 Jun 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 16 Jul 2026
30 Jun 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 7 Jul 2026
25 Jun 2026 · to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answered 9 Jul 2026
25 Jun 2026 · to the Treasury
Answered 30 Jun 2026

Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026

Expenses

MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.

PAID IN 2025-26
£10,934
Office costs · claims for running an office£6,233
Staffing · claims relating to staff£511
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£2,721
Miscellaneous · other claims£1,469

49 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.

Costs depend on many things, such as where an MP’s area is, what premises and staff they need, and whether they joined or left part-way through the year. This page does not say whether any amount is right or wrong. It covers the claims in IPSA’s individual business costs file, so it is not the full cost of an MP’s office.

Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data

Election result and area

Jim McMahon represents Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Jim McMahon

Labour

MAJORITY
4,976

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
51%

of people who could vote did

Jim McMahon won with 34% of the votes, and Zaffar Iqbal (Independent) came second with 21%.

Votes for each party

Labour34% · 13,232
Independent29% · 11,299
Reform UK18% · 6,848
Conservative11% · 4,066
Green Party5% · 1,857
Liberal Democrat3% · 1,271
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jim McMahonLabour13,23234.3%
Zaffar IqbalIndependent8,25621.4%
David SilbigerReform UK6,84817.8%
Horatio LoveringConservative4,06610.5%
Raja MiahIndependent2,4706.4%
Samsuzzaman SyedGreen Party1,8574.8%
Hannah KitchingLiberal Democrat1,2713.3%
Tony WilsonIndependent5731.5%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£675 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
7.2%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

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Has this changed over time? 90%95%100%Oct 25Sep 26
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Source: Commons Votes API

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