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Andy McDonald vs Greg 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
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Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Greg Smith voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,072 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 1,032 different votes 1,072 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
26 Aye 19 No
Benefits 7% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 6 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 12 No
Housing 3% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
93 Aye 52 No
Tax 2% aligned 145 shared votes
49 Aye 96 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
32 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 45 shared votes
13 Aye 32 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
89.2 %
16 % above average
Rank 39 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,422
1,594 eligible divisions
979
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
689
48.5 % of votes cast
765
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
733
51.5 % of votes cast
20
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.5 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

80
+19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 648
Appearances
161
+100.6 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 648
Contributions
231
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
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
63 of 63 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
49 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
148 of 152 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 65 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 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 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension 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 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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