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Andy McDonald vs Ben Coleman

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 Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Ben Coleman voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 376 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 10 different votes 376 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
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 77% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 97% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 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
67.1%
5% below average
Rank 471 of 650
1,836
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
636 eligible divisions
1,018
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
230
53.9% of votes cast
818
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
197
46.1% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.0% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

101
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Appearances
50
-47.0 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
140
-29.2 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
Contributions
87
-82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 441 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
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Benefits
26 of 32 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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