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John McDonnell vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,519 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 1,460 different votes 1,519 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
44 Aye 20 No
Education 9% aligned 64 shared votes
16 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 9% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
107 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 172 shared votes
63 Aye 109 No
56 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 133 shared votes
78 Aye 55 No
16 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 16 No
Energy 0% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 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 222 of 649
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
850
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
24
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

115
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
204 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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: 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 (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
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
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