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Andrew Griffith vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Andrew Griffith
Andrew Griffith
Con Arundel and South Downs
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Andrew Griffith and John McDonnell voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,066 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 1,031 different votes 1,066 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
8 Aye 27 No
Education 14% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 19 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 12 No
Housing 4% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 20 No
Trade 0% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 215 of 649
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 649
1,297
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,860
2,354 eligible divisions
648
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
54.6 % of votes cast
649
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
845
45.4 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

48
-27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649
Appearances
110
+34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 649
69
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649
Contributions
141
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,237,293
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£285,103
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19 % above average
15
7 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#2
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
#4
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Trade
43 of 51 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
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
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu 10 Jun 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
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