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Liz Kendall vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Liz Kendall and John McDonnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,424 shared comparable votes.

1,393 same votes 31 different votes 1,424 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
120 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
120 Aye 62 No
109 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
109 Aye 66 No
38 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 64 shared votes
38 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 23 No
Benefits 87% aligned 60 shared votes
39 Aye 21 No
41 Aye 14 No
Education 95% aligned 55 shared votes
38 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 12 No
Energy 95% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
34 Aye 28 No
Trade 97% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
28 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 97% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

64.3%
8% below average
Rank 523 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
1,555
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
887
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
668
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
872
45.7% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

35
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 650
Appearances
146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
483
+318.4 vs Commons average
Rank 28 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

£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£249,722
10% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
4
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

Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No 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
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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