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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 88% of the time, based on 1,420 shared comparable votes.

1,256 same votes 164 different votes 1,420 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 88 No
Migration 99% aligned 125 shared votes
36 Aye 89 No
105 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 175 shared votes
102 Aye 73 No
Most different by topic
124 Aye 68 No
Tax 74% aligned 192 shared votes
127 Aye 65 No
23 Aye 29 No
Defence 77% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 31 No
Transport 80% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 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

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

79.2%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 406 of 649
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
56.5% of votes cast
860
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
734
43.5% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

128
+44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
Appearances
142
+58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 649
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Contributions
184
+38.1 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 649

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
18
6 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Benefits
68 of 81 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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