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John McDonnell vs Jeremy Corbyn

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 Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn
YP Islington North

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Jeremy Corbyn voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,355 shared comparable votes.

1,252 same votes 103 different votes 1,355 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
102 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
102 Aye 67 No
28 Aye 107 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
28 Aye 107 No
28 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 20 No
Housing 73% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
34 Aye 16 No
Education 76% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 22 No
Defence 77% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
56 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 86% aligned 129 shared votes
60 Aye 69 No
24 Aye 32 No
Transport 89% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 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
62.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 552 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,476
2,361 eligible divisions
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
819
55.5 % of votes cast
850
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
657
44.5 % of votes cast
24
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

115
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Appearances
130
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Contributions
183
+44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 141 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
£2,714,849
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,788
26 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
29
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Migration
144 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 77 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
48 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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