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Peter Fortune vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Peter Fortune
Peter Fortune
Con Bromley and Biggin Hill
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Peter Fortune and John McDonnell voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

16 same votes 364 different votes 380 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
8 Aye 21 No
Education 17% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 6% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
50 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

72.2%
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
Participation
79.2%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
188
44.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
238
55.9% of votes cast
No votes
860
45.7% of votes cast
2
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

123
+39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
Appearances
128
+44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650
148
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
161
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£180,830
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£180,830
20% below average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
4
4 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
50 of 62 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
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
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
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