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Andy McDonald vs David Smith

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
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David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and David Smith voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

386 same votes 12 different votes 398 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
36 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
36 Aye 31 No
31 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 72% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 8 No
Migration 92% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 9 No
Housing 95% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
36 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
36 Aye 31 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
71.1%
1% below average
Rank 399 of 650
1,836
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
636 eligible divisions
1,018
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
49.6% of votes cast
818
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
228
50.4% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.5% 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
98
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
140
-29.2 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
Contributions
142
-27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 281 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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 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
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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