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Mike Wood vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Mike Wood and John McDonnell voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,571 shared comparable votes.

64 same votes 1,507 different votes 1,571 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
16 Aye 47 No
Education 10% aligned 63 shared votes
43 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 27 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 21 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 33 No
Benefits 4% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
65 Aye 90 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 155 shared votes
87 Aye 68 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 31 No
Defence 0% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 29 No
Energy 0% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 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

86.2%
14% above average
Rank 72 of 649
Participation
79.2%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 649
2,049
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
986
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
1,063
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
860
45.7% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

112
+28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
Appearances
128
+44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
149
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 649
Contributions
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,040,385
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£275,907
22% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
5
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
162 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Trade
84 of 91 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Housing
61 of 67 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
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