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Andy McDonald vs Chris Philp

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 Chris Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Chris Philp voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,486 shared comparable votes.

70 same votes 1,416 different votes 1,486 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
111 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 180 shared votes
71 Aye 109 No
23 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
42 Aye 19 No
Education 3% aligned 61 shared votes
21 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 15 No
Benefits 0% aligned 46 shared votes
15 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

75.5%
3% above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 649
1,794
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,979
2,376 eligible divisions
996
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
959
48.5% of votes cast
798
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
1,020
51.5% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
17
0.9% of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

89
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
Appearances
56
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649
118
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649
Contributions
85
-58.5 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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