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Mike Martin vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Mike Martin
Mike Martin
LD Tunbridge Wells
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Mike Martin and John McDonnell voted the same way 27% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

78 same votes 212 different votes 290 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 35% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 35 No
Tax 5% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 11% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

58.4 %
14 % below average
Rank 584 of 649
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 649
336
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
186
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
150
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
850
45.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

109
+31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 649
Appearances
115
+37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
145
+6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Contributions
146
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£164,314
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£164,314
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19 % above average
41
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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

Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
5 of 7 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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