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John McDonnell vs Freddie van Mierlo

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 Freddie van Mierlo
Freddie van Mierlo
LD Henley and Thame

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Freddie van Mierlo voted the same way 38% of the time, based on 217 shared comparable votes.

83 same votes 134 different votes 217 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
5 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 60% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 55% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 53% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 39% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 17 No
Tax 9% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 8 No
Transport 18% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 24% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 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
41.4%
31% below average
Rank 633 of 649
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
244
590 eligible divisions
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
134
54.9% of votes cast
860
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
110
45.1% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

128
+44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650
Appearances
92
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
161
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
Contributions
119
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 279 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
£177,310
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£177,310
22% below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Benefits
19 of 30 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Energy
10 of 20 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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