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Andy McDonald vs Kenneth Stevenson

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 Kenneth Stevenson
Kenneth Stevenson
Lab Airdrie and Shotts

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Kenneth Stevenson voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 396 shared comparable votes.

385 same votes 11 different votes 396 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
49 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
49 Aye 35 No
32 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
32 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 71% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 94% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 97% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
49 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
49 Aye 35 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
70.8%
2% below average
Rank 403 of 650
1,836
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
636 eligible divisions
1,018
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
48.9% of votes cast
818
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
230
51.1% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.4% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

101
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Appearances
5
-92.0 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 650
140
-29.2 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
Contributions
7
-162.2 vs Commons average
Rank 627 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
£109,998
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£109,998
51% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
2
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
74 of 80 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
8 of 10 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
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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