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John McDonnell vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,466 shared comparable votes.

1,436 same votes 30 different votes 1,466 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
131 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 193 shared votes
131 Aye 62 No
109 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
109 Aye 63 No
27 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
27 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 22 No
Benefits 84% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
42 Aye 16 No
Education 95% aligned 58 shared votes
45 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 11 No
Energy 96% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
57 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 124 shared votes
58 Aye 66 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 220 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 650
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,417 eligible divisions
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
908
56.5% of votes cast
872
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.5% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
186
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Contributions
55
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 521 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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 rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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