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John McDonnell vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,465 shared comparable votes.

1,436 same votes 29 different votes 1,465 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
143 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
143 Aye 66 No
95 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
95 Aye 68 No
35 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
35 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
26 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 17 No
Education 95% aligned 63 shared votes
49 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 21 No
Benefits 96% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 75 No
Migration 97% aligned 100 shared votes
24 Aye 76 No
15 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 98% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 650
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,417 eligible divisions
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
55.8% of votes cast
872
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.2% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Appearances
57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
186
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Contributions
93
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
6
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
75 of 82 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
#2
Transport
80 of 98 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
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