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John McDonnell vs Angela Rayner

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 Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner
Lab Ashton-under-Lyne

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Angela Rayner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,407 shared comparable votes.

1,386 same votes 21 different votes 1,407 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
105 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
105 Aye 65 No
108 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
108 Aye 48 No
39 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 12 No
Benefits 95% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
31 Aye 12 No
Education 95% aligned 43 shared votes
33 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 12 No
Energy 97% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 28 No
Devolution / Local Government 98% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 25 No
Housing 98% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 234 of 648
Participation
66.4 %
7 % below average
Rank 499 of 648
1,829
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,536
2,312 eligible divisions
1,003
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
862
56.1 % of votes cast
826
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
674
43.9 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

87
+26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 648
Appearances
16
-44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 648
118
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 648
Contributions
100
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,886,725
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£219,458
3 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
16
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
54 of 59 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 65 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#5
Work / Employment
57 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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