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Andy McDonald vs Kim Leadbeater

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 Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 931 shared comparable votes.

910 same votes 21 different votes 931 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
78 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
78 Aye 58 No
36 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 14 No
Benefits 85% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 14 No
Housing 97% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
39 Aye 18 No
Education 98% aligned 57 shared votes
40 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 75 No
Migration 99% aligned 100 shared votes
26 Aye 74 No
55 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 110 shared votes
56 Aye 54 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 289 of 650
Participation
81.6%
9% above average
Rank 163 of 650
1,831
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,127
1,381 eligible divisions
1,015
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
580
51.5% of votes cast
816
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
547
48.5% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
5 years, 4 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

100
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Appearances
14
-80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650
138
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Contributions
23
-141.6 vs Commons average
Rank 610 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
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
74 of 80 votes
#1
Education
63 of 65 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
133 of 146 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
40 of 44 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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