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John McDonnell vs Aphra Brandreth

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 Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 301 different votes 331 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
17 Aye 12 No
Education 17% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
1 Aye 5 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
30 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 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
64.9%
8% below average
Rank 520 of 649
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
383
590 eligible divisions
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
181
47.3% of votes cast
860
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
202
52.7% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.9% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

124
+42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
Appearances
83
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
157
+14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
Contributions
94
-48.4 vs Commons average
Rank 350 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
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 34 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
79 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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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