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John McDonnell vs Richard Burgon

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Richard Burgon voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,751 shared comparable votes.

1,734 same votes 17 different votes 1,751 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
139 Aye 82 No
Tax 100% aligned 221 shared votes
139 Aye 82 No
109 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 179 shared votes
109 Aye 70 No
75 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 155 shared votes
75 Aye 80 No
36 Aye 108 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
36 Aye 108 No
37 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 98% aligned 45 shared votes
31 Aye 14 No
139 Aye 82 No
Tax 100% aligned 221 shared votes
139 Aye 82 No
109 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 179 shared votes
109 Aye 70 No
75 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 155 shared votes
75 Aye 80 No
36 Aye 108 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
36 Aye 108 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
80.1%
7% above average
Rank 194 of 649
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,903
2,376 eligible divisions
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,042
54.8% of votes cast
860
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
861
45.2% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
45
2.4% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

128
+44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
Appearances
85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Contributions
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 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
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API