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John McDonnell vs Kate Osborne

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 Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Kate Osborne voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 994 shared comparable votes.

979 same votes 15 different votes 994 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
89 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
89 Aye 44 No
26 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 44 shared votes
14 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 15 No
Education 93% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 10 No
Energy 97% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 17 No
Benefits 98% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 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
64.2%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 650
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,090
1,699 eligible divisions
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
560
51.4% of votes cast
872
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
530
48.6% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
15
1.4% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Appearances
11
-83.5 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
186
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Contributions
12
-152.6 vs Commons average
Rank 622 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
£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£344,831
52% above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 41 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
#2
Migration
131 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Trade
41 of 56 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Education
50 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
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
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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