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Andy McDonald vs Barry Gardiner

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


Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,353 shared comparable votes.

1,352 same votes 1 different votes 1,353 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
133 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
133 Aye 63 No
98 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
98 Aye 68 No
55 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
55 Aye 60 No
24 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
24 Aye 73 No
34 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 21 No
Benefits 98% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
133 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
133 Aye 63 No
98 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
98 Aye 68 No
55 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
55 Aye 60 No
24 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
24 Aye 73 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 307 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 479 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,568
2,312 eligible divisions
979
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
880
56.1 % of votes cast
765
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
688
43.9 % of votes cast
20
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

80
+19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 648
Appearances
48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 648
Contributions
62
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
69 of 75 votes
#1
Trade
76 of 88 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Transport
74 of 87 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API