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Afzal Khan vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Afzal Khan and John McDonnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,537 shared comparable votes.

1,500 same votes 37 different votes 1,537 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
129 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 191 shared votes
129 Aye 62 No
94 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
94 Aye 66 No
41 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 73 shared votes
41 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
29 Aye 40 No
38 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 7 No
Education 88% aligned 48 shared votes
35 Aye 13 No
32 Aye 21 No
Benefits 94% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No
32 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 44 shared votes
32 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 16 No
Energy 98% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 17 No
Housing 98% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

78.7%
6% above average
Rank 224 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
1,701
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
944
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
757
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
872
45.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

42
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Appearances
146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Contributions
186
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£247,867
10% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
52 of 55 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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