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Kate Osamor vs John McDonnell

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Kate Osamor
Kate Osamor
Lab Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Kate Osamor and John McDonnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,443 shared comparable votes.

1,421 same votes 22 different votes 1,443 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
126 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 187 shared votes
126 Aye 61 No
109 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 177 shared votes
109 Aye 68 No
30 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
30 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
37 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 59 shared votes
37 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 22 No
Benefits 90% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
36 Aye 20 No
Education 96% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 15 No
Energy 97% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 98% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 88 No
Migration 99% aligned 120 shared votes
31 Aye 89 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
6% below average
Rank 501 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
1,595
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
884
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
711
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
872
45.7% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

13
-81.5 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 650
Appearances
146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
22
-142.6 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
Contributions
186
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,989,895
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£250,449
11% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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

NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Transport
78 of 98 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 82 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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