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John McDonnell vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,667 shared comparable votes.

1,609 same votes 58 different votes 1,667 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
143 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 217 shared votes
143 Aye 74 No
42 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
33 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
32 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
32 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 23 No
Benefits 87% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
48 Aye 23 No
Education 90% aligned 71 shared votes
53 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 19 No
Energy 96% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
40 Aye 37 No
Trade 96% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
75 Aye 85 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 160 shared votes
77 Aye 83 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 218 of 650
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 270 of 650
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,855
2,422 eligible divisions
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,047
56.4% of votes cast
874
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
808
43.6% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

147
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Appearances
48
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
188
+21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Contributions
45
-121.4 vs Commons average
Rank 556 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
7
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
75 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
83 of 94 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 68 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
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