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John McDonnell vs Pat McFadden

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 Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Pat McFadden voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,436 shared comparable votes.

1,405 same votes 31 different votes 1,436 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
107 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
107 Aye 68 No
119 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
119 Aye 53 No
35 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 22 No
Benefits 87% aligned 62 shared votes
38 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 15 No
Education 92% aligned 48 shared votes
37 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 14 No
Energy 92% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 97% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
Participation
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 506 of 650
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,587
2,417 eligible divisions
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
914
57.6% of votes cast
872
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
673
42.4% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Appearances
40
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 650
186
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Contributions
360
+195.4 vs Commons average
Rank 51 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
75 of 82 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
185 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 94 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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