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Andy McDonald vs Liz Kendall

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 Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Liz Kendall voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,354 shared comparable votes.

1,338 same votes 16 different votes 1,354 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
119 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
119 Aye 65 No
112 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
112 Aye 66 No
50 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
50 Aye 70 No
33 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
33 Aye 82 No
31 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 22 No
Benefits 91% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 19 No
Housing 97% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
40 Aye 15 No
Education 98% aligned 55 shared votes
41 Aye 14 No
30 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
119 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
119 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 293 of 650
Participation
64.3%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 650
1,816
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,543
2,401 eligible divisions
1,003
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
878
56.9% of votes cast
813
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
665
43.1% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

91
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 650
Appearances
35
-51.8 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 650
128
-23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 650
Contributions
483
+331.8 vs Commons average
Rank 27 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 76 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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