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John McDonnell vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Ed Davey voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,078 shared comparable votes.

902 same votes 176 different votes 1,078 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
90 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
90 Aye 62 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
36 Aye 68 No
Migration 99% aligned 104 shared votes
35 Aye 69 No
16 Aye 28 No
Trade 95% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 16 No
Benefits 95% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 42% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 54% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 58% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
88 Aye 36 No
Tax 68% aligned 124 shared votes
76 Aye 48 No
18 Aye 13 No
Defence 71% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 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 234 of 648
Participation
60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 575 of 648
1,829
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
2,057 eligible divisions
1,003
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
699
55.8 % of votes cast
826
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
554
44.2 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

87
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 648
Appearances
49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 648
118
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 648
Contributions
82
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
0
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

Defence
54 of 59 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 62 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 161 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 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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