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Andy McDonald vs Helen Grant

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 Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Helen Grant voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,359 shared comparable votes.

70 same votes 1,289 different votes 1,359 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
16 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 18% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 18 No
Benefits 7% aligned 46 shared votes
15 Aye 31 No
108 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 177 shared votes
71 Aye 106 No
29 Aye 62 No
Migration 4% aligned 91 shared votes
58 Aye 33 No
12 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

75.5%
3% above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 340 of 649
1,794
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,751
2,376 eligible divisions
996
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
826
47.2% of votes cast
798
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
925
52.8% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

89
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
Appearances
16
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 649
118
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649
Contributions
27
-116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£276,159
22% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 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
71 of 77 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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