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John McDonnell vs Martin Vickers

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 Martin Vickers
Martin Vickers
Con Brigg and Immingham

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Martin Vickers voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,611 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 1,548 different votes 1,611 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
21 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
43 Aye 21 No
Education 8% aligned 64 shared votes
16 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
33 Aye 18 No
Benefits 4% aligned 51 shared votes
16 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
31 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 52 shared votes
21 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 18 No
Energy 0% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 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
85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 92 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,013
2,361 eligible divisions
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
957
47.5 % of votes cast
850
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,056
52.5 % of votes cast
24
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
26
1.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

115
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Appearances
148
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 183 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
£2,256,309
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£210,269
7 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
87 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
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