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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
vs
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 1,106 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 1,065 different votes 1,106 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 8 No
Energy 4% aligned 27 shared votes
9 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 54 No
Tax 2% aligned 147 shared votes
51 Aye 96 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
32 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 54 shared votes
22 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
33 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 46 shared votes
13 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 31 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,459
1,643 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
710
48.7 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
749
51.3 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
200
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
235
+96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 94 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
71 of 77 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 154 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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