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Tom Gordon vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Tom Gordon
Tom Gordon
LD Harrogate and Knaresborough
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Tom Gordon and John McDonnell voted the same way 27% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

91 same votes 244 different votes 335 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
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 55% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
27 Aye 42 No
Tax 6% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 14% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 5 No
Transport 14% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 649
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 649
387
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
209
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
178
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
850
45.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

177
+99.0 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 649
Appearances
115
+37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
255
+116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
Contributions
146
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£217,333
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£217,333
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Housing
25 of 31 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
48 of 62 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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