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Dr Rupa Huq vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Dr Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Dr Rupa Huq and John McDonnell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,607 shared comparable votes.

1,565 same votes 42 different votes 1,607 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
118 Aye 82 No
Tax 100% aligned 200 shared votes
118 Aye 82 No
40 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 73 shared votes
40 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 70 shared votes
30 Aye 40 No
35 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 67 shared votes
35 Aye 32 No
36 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 25 No
Benefits 87% aligned 63 shared votes
40 Aye 23 No
45 Aye 19 No
Education 89% aligned 64 shared votes
40 Aye 24 No
38 Aye 96 No
Migration 97% aligned 134 shared votes
38 Aye 96 No
21 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
31 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 98% aligned 44 shared votes
32 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

73.5%
1% above average
Rank 339 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
1,780
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
972
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
808
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
874
45.7% of votes cast
15
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

76
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
Appearances
147
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
78
-88.4 vs Commons average
Rank 455 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

£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£234,745
4% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
4
3 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

Defence
63 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
78 of 94 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 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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No 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
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
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