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Andy McDonald vs Jen Craft

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 Jen Craft
Jen Craft
Lab Thurrock

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Jen Craft voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 453 shared comparable votes.

441 same votes 12 different votes 453 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
57 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
57 Aye 37 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 80% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 8 No
Migration 92% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 96% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

75.8%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 650
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 186 of 650
1,836
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
512
636 eligible divisions
1,018
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
264
51.6% of votes cast
818
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
248
48.4% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.5% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

102
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Appearances
107
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
141
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Contributions
143
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 275 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
£193,514
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£193,514
14% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#5
Housing
31 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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