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John McDonnell vs Stuart Anderson

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 Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 999 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 962 different votes 999 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
23 Aye 12 No
Education 14% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
27 Aye 18 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
86 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 126 shared votes
40 Aye 86 No
20 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 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
76.0%
3% above average
Rank 286 of 649
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,260
1,658 eligible divisions
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
607
48.2% of votes cast
860
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
653
51.8% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

128
+44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650
Appearances
65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
161
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
Contributions
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
63 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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 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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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: 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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