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Andy McDonald vs Dr Allison Gardner

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 Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 455 shared comparable votes.

446 same votes 9 different votes 455 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
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
48 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
31 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 11 No
Benefits 82% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 10 No
Housing 96% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
28 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
48 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 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 291 of 650
Participation
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 120 of 650
1,833
2,419 eligible divisions
Total votes
528
633 eligible divisions
1,017
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
48.9% of votes cast
816
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
270
51.1% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.5% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
138
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Contributions
152
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 242 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 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 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
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
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
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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