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Darren Jones vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Darren Jones
Darren Jones
Lab Bristol North West
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Darren Jones and John McDonnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,282 shared comparable votes.

1,251 same votes 31 different votes 1,282 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
92 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
92 Aye 67 No
107 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
107 Aye 46 No
38 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 20 No
Benefits 82% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 92% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 7 No
Energy 96% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 13 No
Housing 96% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
40 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 94 shared votes
40 Aye 54 No

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

Voting record

65.6%
7% below average
Rank 507 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
1,419
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
782
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
637
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
872
45.7% of votes cast
5
0.4% 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

51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Appearances
146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
582
+417.4 vs Commons average
Rank 17 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

£1,991,343
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£327,479
45% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
4
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
167 of 189 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Migration
142 of 163 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 47 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
70 of 90 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
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
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
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
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