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John McDonnell vs Rebecca Paul

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 Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 294 different votes 306 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
16 Aye 12 No
Education 14% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 4 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
2 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 7 No
Housing 7% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
39 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
22 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
22 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 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 234 of 648
Participation
78.5 %
5 % above average
Rank 246 of 648
1,829
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
526 eligible divisions
1,003
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
178
43.1 % of votes cast
826
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
235
56.9 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 648
Appearances
65
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 648
118
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 648
Contributions
101
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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

Defence
54 of 59 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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: 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
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu 10 Jun 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
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