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John McDonnell vs Alan Mak

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Alan Mak voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,606 shared comparable votes.

74 same votes 1,532 different votes 1,606 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
46 Aye 21 No
Education 9% aligned 67 shared votes
17 Aye 50 No
108 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 174 shared votes
66 Aye 108 No
21 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
32 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 6% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 16 No
Energy 0% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 26 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
143 Aye 73 No
Tax 0% aligned 216 shared votes
72 Aye 144 No

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

Voting record

79.2%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 649
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 87 of 649
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,027
2,376 eligible divisions
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
960
47.4% of votes cast
860
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,067
52.6% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

125
+42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
Appearances
24
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 649
158
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
27
-116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
23
7 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
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