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Jess Phillips vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and John McDonnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,504 shared comparable votes.

1,469 same votes 35 different votes 1,504 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
126 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
126 Aye 63 No
110 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
110 Aye 65 No
27 Aye 41 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
27 Aye 41 No
38 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 21 No
Benefits 84% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
48 Aye 12 No
Education 92% aligned 60 shared votes
43 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 14 No
Energy 95% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 18 No
Housing 97% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

69.3%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
1,675
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
962
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
713
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
872
45.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
Appearances
146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
206
+41.4 vs Commons average
Rank 159 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

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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

Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 82 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
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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