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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 83% of the time, based on 1,093 shared comparable votes.

907 same votes 186 different votes 1,093 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
25 Aye 16 No
Benefits 95% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 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
19 Aye 13 No
Defence 72% aligned 32 shared votes
16 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 222 of 649
Participation
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
850
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
24
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

115
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Contributions
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£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
13
5 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
170 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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
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