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John McDonnell vs Mike Wood

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 Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Mike Wood voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,560 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 1,497 different votes 1,560 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
43 Aye 20 No
Education 10% aligned 63 shared votes
16 Aye 47 No
27 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
31 Aye 22 No
Benefits 4% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
87 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 155 shared votes
65 Aye 90 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 20 No
Energy 0% aligned 49 shared votes
20 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 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
86.3 %
14 % above average
Rank 69 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,038
2,361 eligible divisions
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
979
48.0 % of votes cast
850
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,059
52.0 % of votes cast
24
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

115
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Contributions
138
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 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
£2,040,385
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£275,907
22 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
162 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 71 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
60 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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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