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Joe Robertson vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and John McDonnell voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 385 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 365 different votes 385 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
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 22 No
Education 17% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
49 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 649
Participation
79.2%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
201
45.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
243
54.7% of votes cast
No votes
860
45.7% of votes cast
3
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

166
+82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Appearances
128
+44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
292
+146.1 vs Commons average
Rank 62 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

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27% below average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
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

Housing
28 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Education
40 of 50 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
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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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