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Andy McDonald vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 558 shared comparable votes.

539 same votes 19 different votes 558 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
65 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
65 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 27 No
Migration 100% aligned 36 shared votes
9 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 83% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 10 No
Housing 97% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 18 No
Education 98% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
65 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
65 Aye 41 No

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

Voting record

75.8%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 650
Participation
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 206 of 650
1,836
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
641
805 eligible divisions
1,018
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
329
51.3% of votes cast
818
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
312
48.7% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

102
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Appearances
95
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 650
141
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Contributions
105
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 381 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
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Benefits
33 of 33 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
12 of 12 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Energy
24 of 25 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
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
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