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Andy McDonald vs Matt Vickers

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
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Photograph of Matt Vickers
Matt Vickers
Con Stockton West

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Matt Vickers voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 968 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 929 different votes 968 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 10 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 19 No
Benefits 7% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 5 No
Energy 5% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 87 No
Migration 3% aligned 117 shared votes
83 Aye 34 No
47 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 109 shared votes
61 Aye 48 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 42 shared votes
14 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 307 of 648
Participation
79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,262
1,594 eligible divisions
979
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
603
47.8 % of votes cast
765
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
659
52.2 % of votes cast
20
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

80
+19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 648
Appearances
58
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 648
Contributions
85
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,218,799
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,321
31 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
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
69 of 75 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Trade
46 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
56 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
135 of 152 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 65 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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