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Dame Chi Onwurah vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and John McDonnell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,654 shared comparable votes.

1,606 same votes 48 different votes 1,654 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
122 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 188 shared votes
122 Aye 66 No
42 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
39 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
34 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 22 No
Benefits 87% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
46 Aye 20 No
Education 91% aligned 66 shared votes
42 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 18 No
Energy 95% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 98% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

76.0%
4% above average
Rank 284 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
1,841
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
1,019
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
822
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
874
45.7% of votes cast
18
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

122
+26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Appearances
147
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
172
+5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 202 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

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
16
5 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No 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 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
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