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John McDonnell vs Sir Julian Lewis

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 Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Sir Julian Lewis voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,546 shared comparable votes.

77 same votes 1,469 different votes 1,546 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
27 Aye 29 No
Defence 13% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
40 Aye 21 No
Education 8% aligned 61 shared votes
16 Aye 45 No
36 Aye 35 No
Trade 7% aligned 71 shared votes
34 Aye 37 No
61 Aye 83 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 144 shared votes
81 Aye 63 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
34 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
20 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 19 No
Energy 0% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 21 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 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
80.0%
7% above average
Rank 199 of 649
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,900
2,376 eligible divisions
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
47.3% of votes cast
860
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,001
52.7% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.2% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

125
+42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
Appearances
361
+278.7 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 649
158
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
478
+334.5 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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
£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£212,155
6% below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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 (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
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