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Nigel Farage vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Nigel Farage and John McDonnell voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 159 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 149 different votes 159 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
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 3 No
Education 10% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 12 No
Tax 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 12 No
Tax 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

40.0%
33% below average
Rank 634 of 649
Participation
79.2%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 649
6
15 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
4
66.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
2
33.3% of votes cast
No votes
860
45.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
1 months
Since 13 Aug 2026
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

13
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 649
Appearances
125
+42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
15
-128.5 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 649
Contributions
158
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£162,580
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£162,580
28% below average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
35
7 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Democracy / Parliament
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
No topic data
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
No topic data
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
No topic data
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
No topic data
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sept 2024
Aye
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