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Mary Kelly Foy vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and John McDonnell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,043 shared comparable votes.

1,010 same votes 33 different votes 1,043 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
99 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
99 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
17 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 14 No
Education 88% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 13 No
Housing 94% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 8 No
Energy 96% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
32 Aye 24 No
Benefits 96% aligned 56 shared votes
34 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

66.8%
6% below average
Rank 479 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
1,138
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
575
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
563
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
874
45.7% of votes cast
30
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

60
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
Appearances
147
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
71
-95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Contributions
188
+21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
0
0 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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Defence
58 of 70 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
Aye
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 rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No 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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
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