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Mark Garnier vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and John McDonnell voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,594 shared comparable votes.

88 same votes 1,506 different votes 1,594 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
17 Aye 49 No
Education 9% aligned 66 shared votes
45 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
73 Aye 104 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 177 shared votes
108 Aye 69 No
26 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 32 No
Benefits 4% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 24 No
Energy 0% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

83.5%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 649
Participation
79.2%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 649
1,985
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
970
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
1,015
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
860
45.7% of votes cast
25
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

74
-8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649
Appearances
125
+42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
121
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Contributions
158
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
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
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