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John McDonnell vs Daniel Zeichner

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 Daniel Zeichner
Daniel Zeichner
Lab Cambridge

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Daniel Zeichner voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,701 shared comparable votes.

1,659 same votes 42 different votes 1,701 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
142 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 216 shared votes
142 Aye 74 No
36 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
26 Aye 37 No
36 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 21 No
Benefits 87% aligned 60 shared votes
37 Aye 23 No
52 Aye 22 No
Education 92% aligned 74 shared votes
56 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 21 No
Energy 96% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
73 Aye 84 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 157 shared votes
75 Aye 82 No
24 Aye 24 No
Housing 98% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 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
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 200 of 649
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,897
2,376 eligible divisions
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,058
55.8% of votes cast
860
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
839
44.2% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.7% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

128
+44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
Appearances
48
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Contributions
57
-88.9 vs Commons average
Rank 483 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
£2,007,954
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£266,524
18% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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