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John McDonnell vs Sir Julian Smith

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 Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,491 shared comparable votes.

81 same votes 1,410 different votes 1,491 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
22 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 10% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
44 Aye 19 No
Education 10% aligned 63 shared votes
15 Aye 48 No
23 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
89 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 145 shared votes
59 Aye 86 No
10 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 32 No
Transport 0% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 18 No
Energy 0% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 21 No
Housing 0% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 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
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.1% of votes cast
860
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
953
51.9% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

125
+42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
Appearances
97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
158
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
5 registered categories
7
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 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
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
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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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