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John McDonnell vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and James Murray voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,143 shared comparable votes.

1,111 same votes 32 different votes 1,143 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
106 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
106 Aye 54 No
25 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 18 No
Benefits 81% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
32 Aye 18 No
Education 90% aligned 50 shared votes
37 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 11 No
Energy 94% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
27 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 97% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
36 Aye 93 No
Migration 97% aligned 129 shared votes
36 Aye 93 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 218 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,257
1,704 eligible divisions
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
53.1% of votes cast
874
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
590
46.9% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

147
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Appearances
109
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
188
+21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Contributions
801
+634.6 vs Commons average
Rank 6 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
7
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
75 of 82 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 55 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
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