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John McDonnell vs Rachel Reeves

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 Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Rachel Reeves voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,123 shared comparable votes.

1,103 same votes 20 different votes 1,123 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
102 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
102 Aye 60 No
108 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
108 Aye 41 No
24 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 16 No
Benefits 83% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 7 No
Energy 91% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
41 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 98 shared votes
41 Aye 57 No
22 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 92 No
Migration 99% aligned 113 shared votes
22 Aye 91 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
49.8%
23% below average
Rank 623 of 650
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,204
2,417 eligible divisions
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
686
57.0% of votes cast
872
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
518
43.0% 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
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Appearances
64
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
186
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Contributions
513
+348.4 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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
£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£291,343
29% above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
166 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
115 of 171 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 82 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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