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John McDonnell vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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 Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 1,218 shared comparable votes.

92 same votes 1,126 different votes 1,218 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
19 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 82 No
Migration 10% aligned 105 shared votes
72 Aye 33 No
47 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 100 shared votes
56 Aye 44 No
28 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 7% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
101 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 156 shared votes
60 Aye 96 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 12 No
Energy 0% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 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
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
860
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

124
+41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649
Appearances
62
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 649
157
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649
Contributions
72
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 433 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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