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Andy McDonald vs Jamie Stone

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 Jamie Stone
Jamie Stone
LD Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Jamie Stone voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,154 shared comparable votes.

907 same votes 247 different votes 1,154 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
92 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
92 Aye 62 No
22 Aye 94 No
Migration 99% aligned 116 shared votes
23 Aye 93 No
25 Aye 28 No
Trade 94% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 93% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 12 No
Education 33% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 43% aligned 42 shared votes
11 Aye 31 No
92 Aye 45 No
Tax 53% aligned 137 shared votes
82 Aye 55 No
18 Aye 29 No
Devolution / Local Government 55% aligned 47 shared votes
11 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 11 No
Housing 56% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 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
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 477 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,057 eligible divisions
979
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
53.5 % of votes cast
765
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
650
46.5 % of votes cast
20
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

80
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 648
Appearances
57
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 648
111
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 648
Contributions
86
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 282 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
£1,963,458
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£346,016
53 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
169 of 188 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 65 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 161 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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