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Andy McDonald vs Alison Bennett

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Alison Bennett voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

74 same votes 296 different votes 370 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 62% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 56% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 5 No
Migration 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 11 No
Benefits 41% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
41 Aye 28 No
Tax 4% aligned 69 shared votes
31 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 8% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 294 of 650
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 401 of 650
1,805
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
601 eligible divisions
1,002
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
53.6% of votes cast
803
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
198
46.4% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
142
+56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
126
-23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Contributions
164
+14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
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

Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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