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John McDonnell vs Liz Saville Roberts

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 Liz Saville Roberts
Liz Saville Roberts
PC Dwyfor Meirionnydd

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Liz Saville Roberts voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 1,381 shared comparable votes.

1,230 same votes 151 different votes 1,381 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
20 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
37 Aye 86 No
Migration 99% aligned 123 shared votes
36 Aye 87 No
105 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 175 shared votes
102 Aye 73 No
Most different by topic
124 Aye 65 No
Tax 76% aligned 189 shared votes
124 Aye 65 No
22 Aye 23 No
Defence 80% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
72 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 82% aligned 147 shared votes
65 Aye 82 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 83% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
40 Aye 23 No
Benefits 86% aligned 63 shared votes
39 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 234 of 648
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 648
1,829
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,641
2,312 eligible divisions
1,003
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
922
56.2 % of votes cast
826
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
719
43.8 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

87
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 648
Appearances
116
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 648
118
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 648
Contributions
151
+43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,266,514
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£324,256
43 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Defence
54 of 59 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
77 of 88 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#3
Benefits
68 of 81 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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