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Portrait of John McDonnell

John McDonnell

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Hayes and Harlington · in Parliament since 1 May 1997

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 0207 219 4100

Email: mcdonnellj@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Pump Lane, Hayes, UB3 3NB

Tel: 020 8569 0010

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
81.0%
1,376 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
102 meetings attended
Debate contributions
908
in the 7 year window
Written questions
725
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon John McDonnell is the Labour MP for Hayes and Harlington, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Hayes and Harlington4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Hayes and Harlington6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Hayes and Harlington1 May 19976 May 2010Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour26 September 2025Present
Independent23 July 202426 September 2025
Labour1 May 199723 July 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Hayes and Harlington
Hampstead and Highgate

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow Chancellor of the ExchequerOpposition14 September 20155 April 2020

Voting participation

Participation rate
81.0%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,376

164th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

John McDonnell voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 74.7%74.7%2021: 87.2%87.2%2022: 73.3%73.3%2023: 81.6%81.6%2024: 78.0%78.0%2025: 83.2%83.2%2026: 86.4%86.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236204 86.4%
2025322268 83.2%
2024200156 78.0%
2023256209 81.6%
2022251184 73.3%
2021242211 87.2%
2020190142 74.7%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068840 78.7%
59th631536 84.9%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
908
Written questions
725
Oral questions
9
Early day motions
142
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
1
Committee meetings attended
102

122nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
John McDonnell: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05010015020020192020: 949420202021: 878720212022: 606020222023: 737320232024: 13413420242025: 12712720252026: 1501502026
Oral questions per year
John McDonnell: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.020192020: 0020202021: 3320212022: 2220222023: 3320232024: 0020242025: 1120252026: 002026
Early day motions per year
John McDonnell: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year01325385020192020: 111120202021: 111120212022: 9920222023: 151520232024: 272720242025: 323220252026: 37372026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 113 70 150 0 37 1 0
2025 139 91 127 1 32 0 0
2024 138 82 134 0 27 0 0
2023 159 79 73 3 15 0 1
2022 157 69 60 2 9 0 0
2021 154 76 87 3 11 0 0
2020 48 14 94 0 11 1 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
908
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
481
distinct debates

122nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
John McDonnell: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year05010015020020192020: 484820202021: 15415420212022: 15715720222023: 15915920232024: 13813820242025: 13913920252026: 1131132026
Debates participated in per year
John McDonnell: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 141420202021: 767620212022: 696920222023: 797920232024: 828220242025: 919120252026: 70702026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 1997

    • – Became MP for Hayes and Harlington
    • – Joined Labour

  2. 2010

    • – Became MP for Hayes and Harlington

  3. 2015

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

  4. 2020

    • – Left role: Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

  5. 2021

    • – Joined Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

  6. 2024

    • – Became MP for Hayes and Harlington
    • – Joined Independent

  7. 2025

    • – Joined Labour

Constituency: Hayes and Harlington

Hayes and Harlington constituency boundary
Area
45.6 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 12,031
Electorate
74,405 · turnout 51.5%
Postcode areas
TW14, TW19, TW6, UB1, UB10, UB11, UB2, UB3, UB4, UB5, UB7, UB8

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.