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John McDonnell vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Helen Whately voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,596 shared comparable votes.

71 same votes 1,525 different votes 1,596 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
43 Aye 19 No
Education 8% aligned 62 shared votes
16 Aye 46 No
23 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
64 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 139 shared votes
77 Aye 62 No
103 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 168 shared votes
66 Aye 102 No
27 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 37 No
Transport 0% aligned 65 shared votes
37 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 26 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 21 No
Housing 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 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
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
47.7 % of votes cast
850
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
24
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

115
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Appearances
45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 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
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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