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Andy McDonald vs Christine Jardine

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
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Photograph of Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Christine Jardine voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,111 shared comparable votes.

903 same votes 208 different votes 1,111 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
91 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
91 Aye 68 No
28 Aye 91 No
Migration 98% aligned 119 shared votes
30 Aye 89 No
21 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 27 No
Trade 94% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
3 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 93% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 15 No
Education 29% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 40% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 61% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
99 Aye 41 No
Tax 64% aligned 140 shared votes
87 Aye 53 No
25 Aye 16 No
Defence 68% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 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
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,374
2,057 eligible divisions
979
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
759
55.2 % of votes cast
765
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
615
44.8 % of votes cast
20
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

80
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 648
111
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 648
Contributions
123
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 166 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
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
69 of 75 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 161 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 84 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 65 votes
#5
Education
59 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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