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Andy McDonald vs Laura Trott

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 Laura Trott
Laura Trott
Con Sevenoaks

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Laura Trott voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 915 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 875 different votes 915 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
17 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 18 No
Benefits 8% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 7 No
Energy 4% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
45 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 108 shared votes
61 Aye 47 No
25 Aye 79 No
Migration 3% aligned 104 shared votes
76 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 321 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,226
1,643 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.7 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
592
48.3 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
47
-91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 507 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
£1,164,100
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,794
26 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 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
63 of 63 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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