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Andy McDonald vs Dr Rupa Huq

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 Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Dr Rupa Huq voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,528 shared comparable votes.

1,516 same votes 12 different votes 1,528 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
110 Aye 82 No
Tax 100% aligned 192 shared votes
110 Aye 82 No
35 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
35 Aye 38 No
38 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
38 Aye 32 No
34 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 24 No
Benefits 91% aligned 57 shared votes
34 Aye 23 No
111 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 181 shared votes
108 Aye 73 No
40 Aye 21 No
Education 98% aligned 61 shared votes
41 Aye 20 No
32 Aye 92 No
Migration 99% aligned 124 shared votes
33 Aye 91 No
66 Aye 82 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 148 shared votes
67 Aye 81 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 291 of 650
Participation
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 336 of 650
1,806
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,761
2,390 eligible divisions
1,002
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
965
54.8% of votes cast
804
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
796
45.2% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
15
0.9% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
Appearances
67
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
128
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Contributions
59
-92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 488 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
£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£234,745
4% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
74 of 80 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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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