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Andy McDonald vs Aphra Brandreth

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 Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 317 different votes 327 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
11 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 8% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
35 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
31 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
31 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 506 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
378
575 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
177
46.8 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
201
53.2 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 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
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 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
71 of 77 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Tax
79 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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