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John McDonnell vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Christine Jardine voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 1,169 shared comparable votes.

989 same votes 180 different votes 1,169 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
88 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
88 Aye 68 No
34 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
34 Aye 93 No
13 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
28 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 32 No
Trade 93% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 16 No
Education 50% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 17 No
Defence 67% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
102 Aye 40 No
Tax 68% aligned 142 shared votes
82 Aye 60 No
10 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 68% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 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
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 648
1,829
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,374
2,057 eligible divisions
1,003
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
759
55.2 % of votes cast
826
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
615
44.8 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

87
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 648
118
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 648
Contributions
123
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 166 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 161 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 84 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#5
Education
59 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 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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