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John McDonnell vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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 Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,644 shared comparable votes.

1,621 same votes 23 different votes 1,644 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
124 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 193 shared votes
124 Aye 69 No
109 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
109 Aye 65 No
71 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 152 shared votes
71 Aye 81 No
36 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
32 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
32 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 23 No
Education 94% aligned 66 shared votes
45 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 17 No
Energy 98% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
32 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 98% aligned 45 shared votes
33 Aye 12 No
37 Aye 101 No
Migration 98% aligned 138 shared votes
36 Aye 102 No
22 Aye 26 No
Devolution / Local Government 98% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 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
76.7 %
4 % above average
Rank 273 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,361 eligible divisions
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,007
55.6 % of votes cast
850
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
805
44.4 % of votes cast
24
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.4 % 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
44
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Contributions
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 515 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
6
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 43 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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