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Andy McDonald vs Melanie Ward

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 Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Melanie Ward voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 429 shared comparable votes.

419 same votes 10 different votes 429 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
54 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 79% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 8 No
Migration 92% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 10 No
Housing 95% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 97% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
54 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 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 291 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 282 of 650
1,833
2,419 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
633 eligible divisions
1,017
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.6% of votes cast
816
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
243
50.4% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.9% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Appearances
77
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
138
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Contributions
121
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 330 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
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
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
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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