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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 1,372 shared comparable votes.

1,371 same votes 1 different votes 1,372 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 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
133 Aye 66 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
35 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
35 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 21 No
Benefits 98% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
133 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
133 Aye 66 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

75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 474 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,589
2,361 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
889
55.9 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
700
44.1 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 361 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 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
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API