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John McDonnell vs Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

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 Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Con North Cotswolds

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,501 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 1,442 different votes 1,501 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
24 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
37 Aye 17 No
Education 6% aligned 54 shared votes
14 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 43 shared votes
13 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 22 No
Benefits 4% aligned 49 shared votes
20 Aye 29 No
62 Aye 85 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 147 shared votes
88 Aye 59 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 16 No
Energy 0% aligned 43 shared votes
16 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 234 of 648
Participation
80.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 202 of 648
1,829
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,865
2,312 eligible divisions
1,003
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
888
47.6 % of votes cast
826
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
977
52.4 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

87
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 648
Appearances
29
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 648
118
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 648
Contributions
42
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 491 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
£2,311,579
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,269
12 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
6 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
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#3
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
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
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