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Cat Eccles vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and John McDonnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

315 same votes 8 different votes 323 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
29 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 8 No
Education 80% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

58.0%
14% below average
Rank 587 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
369
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
164
44.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
205
55.6% of votes cast
No votes
874
45.7% of votes cast
10
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

121
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Appearances
147
+51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
150
-17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
Contributions
188
+20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21% below average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
0
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

Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
Aye
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
Aye
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. 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
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