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Alan Strickland vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Andy McDonald voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 494 shared comparable votes.

482 same votes 12 different votes 494 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
58 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
58 Aye 42 No
12 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 79% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 7 No
Migration 92% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 11 No
Housing 96% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

88.6%
16% above average
Rank 35 of 650
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 289 of 650
559
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,831
2,417 eligible divisions
280
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
55.4% of votes cast
279
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
816
44.6% of votes cast
12
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

38
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 539 of 650
Appearances
100
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
39
-125.6 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650
Contributions
138
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23% below average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Transport
32 of 32 votes
#1
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
84 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
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
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