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John McDonnell vs Fabian Hamilton

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 Fabian Hamilton
Fabian Hamilton
Lab Leeds North East

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Fabian Hamilton voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,348 shared comparable votes.

1,329 same votes 19 different votes 1,348 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
132 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 191 shared votes
132 Aye 59 No
105 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
105 Aye 69 No
27 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
27 Aye 93 No
25 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
25 Aye 34 No
33 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 20 No
Benefits 84% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 93% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
41 Aye 15 No
Education 95% aligned 56 shared votes
42 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 18 No
Housing 98% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
54 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 114 shared votes
54 Aye 60 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
63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 536 of 648
1,829
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,312 eligible divisions
1,003
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
826
56.2 % of votes cast
826
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
643
43.8 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

87
+26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 648
Appearances
5
-55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 648
118
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 648
Contributions
5
-103.9 vs Commons average
Rank 630 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
£2,699,927
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£278,935
23 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Defence
54 of 59 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#4
Transport
65 of 87 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#5
Housing
49 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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