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John McDonnell vs David Davis

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 David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and David Davis voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 1,251 shared comparable votes.

117 same votes 1,134 different votes 1,251 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
28 Aye 82 No
Migration 15% aligned 110 shared votes
71 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 29 No
Trade 15% aligned 59 shared votes
24 Aye 35 No
43 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 88 shared votes
42 Aye 46 No
22 Aye 23 No
Defence 11% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 10% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 35 No
Transport 0% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 12 No
Energy 0% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 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
64.8%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 649
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,539
2,376 eligible divisions
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
720
46.8% of votes cast
860
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
819
53.2% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
93
6.0% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
18 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jul 2008

Debates

124
+42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 649
Appearances
53
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649
157
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
Contributions
82
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 388 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
£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£277,187
23% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
198 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
53 of 71 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
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: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 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
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