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John McDonnell vs Daisy Cooper

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 Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
LD St Albans

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Daisy Cooper voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 1,025 shared comparable votes.

753 same votes 272 different votes 1,025 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
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 66 No
Migration 99% aligned 84 shared votes
17 Aye 67 No
17 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 16 No
Trade 97% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 41% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 19 No
Education 41% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
91 Aye 40 No
Tax 48% aligned 131 shared votes
75 Aye 56 No
14 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 54% aligned 37 shared votes
7 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 28 No
Transport 55% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 649
Participation
72.4 %
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
1,860
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,184
1,636 eligible divisions
1,015
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
614
51.9 % of votes cast
845
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
570
48.1 % of votes cast
23
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

110
+34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 649
Appearances
72
-3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
141
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 649
Contributions
107
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 274 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
£1,262,200
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,876
21 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
22
5 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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