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John McDonnell vs Dame Harriett Baldwin

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 Dame Harriett Baldwin
Dame Harriett Baldwin
Con West Worcestershire

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Dame Harriett Baldwin voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,550 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 1,483 different votes 1,550 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
22 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
39 Aye 19 No
Education 9% aligned 58 shared votes
16 Aye 42 No
107 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 175 shared votes
70 Aye 105 No
32 Aye 23 No
Benefits 4% aligned 55 shared votes
21 Aye 34 No
64 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 143 shared votes
81 Aye 62 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 29 No
Trade 0% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
31 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
31 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 14 No
Energy 0% 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

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 649
Participation
81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 169 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,928
2,361 eligible divisions
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.1 % of votes cast
850
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.9 % of votes cast
24
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
17
0.9 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

115
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Contributions
135
-3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 207 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
£2,496,334
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£247,722
10 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
207 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
76 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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: 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
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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