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Emma Hardy vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
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Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Emma Hardy and John McDonnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,383 shared comparable votes.

1,352 same votes 31 different votes 1,383 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
114 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
114 Aye 50 No
95 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
95 Aye 63 No
38 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
32 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 19 No
Benefits 80% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 95% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
24 Aye 90 No
Migration 97% aligned 114 shared votes
25 Aye 89 No
59 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 135 shared votes
58 Aye 77 No

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

Voting record

70.2%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
1,518
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
818
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
700
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
872
45.7% of votes cast
10
0.7% 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

86
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Appearances
146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
436
+271.4 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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

£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£312,134
38% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
6
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

Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
161 of 189 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 47 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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye 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
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
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
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