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Naz Shah vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Naz Shah and John McDonnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,435 shared comparable votes.

1,401 same votes 34 different votes 1,435 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
122 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
122 Aye 63 No
107 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
107 Aye 60 No
38 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
40 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
40 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 14 No
Education 90% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 16 No
Energy 97% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 22 No
Housing 98% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

65.4%
7% below average
Rank 511 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
1,580
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
879
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
701
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
872
45.7% of votes cast
16
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

21
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
Appearances
146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
25
-139.6 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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

£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£312,636
38% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
0
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

Housing
57 of 67 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 212 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
72 of 94 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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
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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