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Andy McDonald vs Gill Furniss

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 Gill Furniss
Gill Furniss
Lab Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Gill Furniss voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,410 shared comparable votes.

1,401 same votes 9 different votes 1,410 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
121 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
121 Aye 64 No
111 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
111 Aye 70 No
29 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
29 Aye 71 No
43 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 62 shared votes
43 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 24 No
Benefits 91% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 15 No
Housing 97% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
66 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 129 shared votes
67 Aye 62 No
121 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
121 Aye 64 No
111 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
111 Aye 70 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
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 396 of 650
1,811
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,669
2,345 eligible divisions
1,002
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
918
55.0% of votes cast
809
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
751
45.0% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
10 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
Appearances
39
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 650
128
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Contributions
38
-113.4 vs Commons average
Rank 562 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
£2,125,000
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£322,640
43% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Housing
51 of 62 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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 rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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