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John McDonnell vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,463 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 1,409 different votes 1,463 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
30 Aye 16 No
Education 13% aligned 46 shared votes
12 Aye 34 No
89 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 155 shared votes
66 Aye 89 No
21 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 23 No
Benefits 4% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 15 No
Housing 3% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 98 No
Migration 0% aligned 127 shared votes
98 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 26 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 16 No
Energy 0% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 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
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 102 of 649
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,797
2,121 eligible divisions
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
49.4% of votes cast
860
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
909
50.6% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

128
+44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
Appearances
19
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 649
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Contributions
24
-121.9 vs Commons average
Rank 598 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
7
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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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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