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Andy Slaughter vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Andy Slaughter and John McDonnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,773 shared comparable votes.

1,730 same votes 43 different votes 1,773 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
146 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 221 shared votes
146 Aye 75 No
40 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 75 shared votes
40 Aye 35 No
39 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
39 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 68 shared votes
39 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 25 No
Benefits 87% aligned 63 shared votes
40 Aye 23 No
54 Aye 21 No
Education 92% aligned 75 shared votes
50 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 44 shared votes
31 Aye 13 No
31 Aye 18 No
Energy 96% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

81.3%
9% above average
Rank 166 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
1,966
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
1,087
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
879
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
872
45.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
Appearances
146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
148
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 251 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

£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£285,386
26% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
2
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
65 of 67 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Defence
68 of 71 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
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: 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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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