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Bambos Charalambous vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Bambos Charalambous
Bambos Charalambous
Lab Southgate and Wood Green
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Bambos Charalambous and John McDonnell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,260 shared comparable votes.

1,228 same votes 32 different votes 1,260 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
116 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 178 shared votes
116 Aye 62 No
85 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 143 shared votes
85 Aye 58 No
41 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 69 shared votes
41 Aye 28 No
36 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 22 No
Benefits 85% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 88% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 23 No
Migration 96% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
same as average
Rank 384 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
1,557
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
883
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
674
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
874
45.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% 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

23
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
Appearances
147
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
29
-137.4 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 650
Contributions
188
+21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,772,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£269,373
19% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
5
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

Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 47 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Housing
46 of 56 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: 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
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
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
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