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John McDonnell vs Dr Neil Hudson

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 Dr Neil Hudson
Dr Neil Hudson
Con Epping Forest

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Dr Neil Hudson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,161 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 1,104 different votes 1,161 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 19 No
Trade 14% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 15 No
Education 12% aligned 43 shared votes
10 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
29 Aye 20 No
Benefits 6% aligned 49 shared votes
19 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 19 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 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
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,405
1,658 eligible divisions
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
698
49.7% of votes cast
860
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
707
50.3% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

125
+42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
Appearances
81
-1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
158
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
95
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 349 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
£1,070,160
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£223,469
1% below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
7
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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
163 of 174 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
49 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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