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Mr Toby Perkins vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Mr Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Mr Toby Perkins and John McDonnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,603 shared comparable votes.

1,563 same votes 40 different votes 1,603 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
126 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
126 Aye 69 No
29 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 20 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 23 No
Benefits 87% aligned 61 shared votes
40 Aye 21 No
49 Aye 14 No
Education 90% aligned 63 shared votes
43 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
32 Aye 16 No
Energy 96% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
34 Aye 33 No
Trade 97% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

73.3%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
1,772
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
976
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
796
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
872
45.7% of votes cast
7
0.4% 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

109
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Appearances
146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
167
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 207 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

£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£306,578
36% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
2
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

Defence
65 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
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
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
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
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
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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