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John McDonnell vs Tim Farron

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 Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Tim Farron voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,239 shared comparable votes.

995 same votes 244 different votes 1,239 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
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
35 Aye 88 No
Migration 98% aligned 123 shared votes
33 Aye 90 No
98 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 160 shared votes
95 Aye 65 No
22 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 25 No
Trade 94% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 48 shared votes
12 Aye 36 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 54% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
93 Aye 42 No
Tax 61% aligned 135 shared votes
78 Aye 57 No
27 Aye 28 No
Defence 64% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 26 No
Devolution / Local Government 66% aligned 47 shared votes
15 Aye 32 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
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
54.7 % of votes cast
850
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
671
45.3 % of votes cast
24
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

115
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Appearances
146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Contributions
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 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
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
4 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
24
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
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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