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Alex Davies-Jones vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Alex Davies-Jones
Alex Davies-Jones
Lab Pontypridd
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Alex Davies-Jones and Andy McDonald voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,035 shared comparable votes.

1,019 same votes 16 different votes 1,035 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
94 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
94 Aye 47 No
29 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
29 Aye 97 No
30 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 18 No
Benefits 88% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 96% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
55 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 124 shared votes
54 Aye 70 No
94 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
94 Aye 47 No
29 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
29 Aye 97 No

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

Voting record

71.0%
1% below average
Rank 401 of 650
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 289 of 650
1,206
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,831
2,417 eligible divisions
620
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
55.4% of votes cast
586
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
816
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

70
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Appearances
100
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
295
+130.4 vs Commons average
Rank 85 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

£1,333,464
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£314,112
39% above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
37 of 41 votes
#1
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 178 votes
#5
Transport
84 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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