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John McDonnell vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,674 shared comparable votes.

1,640 same votes 34 different votes 1,674 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
153 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 229 shared votes
153 Aye 76 No
110 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 179 shared votes
110 Aye 69 No
37 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 73 shared votes
37 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 42 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
31 Aye 42 No
42 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 70 shared votes
42 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 26 No
Education 91% aligned 78 shared votes
57 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 19 No
Energy 96% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
33 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 98% aligned 40 shared votes
32 Aye 8 No
36 Aye 109 No
Migration 99% aligned 145 shared votes
38 Aye 107 No
77 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 154 shared votes
77 Aye 77 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
Participation
76.7%
4% above average
Rank 269 of 650
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,854
2,417 eligible divisions
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,043
56.3% of votes cast
872
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
811
43.7% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Appearances
37
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
186
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Contributions
16
-148.6 vs Commons average
Rank 618 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
75 of 82 votes
#1
Education
91 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
83 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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