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Dr Kieran Mullan vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Dr Kieran Mullan
Dr Kieran Mullan
Con Bexhill and Battle
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Dr Kieran Mullan and John McDonnell voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,162 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 1,117 different votes 1,162 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
10 Aye 33 No
Education 14% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 23 No
Trade 5% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 30 No
Benefits 4% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
78 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 138 shared votes
60 Aye 78 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 44 shared votes
14 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

84.7%
12% above average
Rank 103 of 649
Participation
79.2%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 649
1,404
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
688
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
716
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
860
45.7% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

136
+52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 649
Appearances
128
+44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
541
+395.1 vs Commons average
Rank 17 of 649
Contributions
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,272,613
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£301,859
33% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
147 of 154 votes
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
164 of 174 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 55 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
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
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
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