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John McDonnell vs Dr Simon Opher

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 Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 441 shared comparable votes.

427 same votes 14 different votes 441 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
53 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
53 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 63% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 91% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 91% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

79.0%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 650
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
512
636 eligible divisions
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
47.9% of votes cast
874
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
267
52.1% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

147
+50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 650
Appearances
70
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
188
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 650
Contributions
115
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 352 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
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
5 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
75 of 82 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Trade
10 of 10 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu 10 Jun 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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