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Andy McDonald vs Mrs Kemi Badenoch

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 Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Mrs Kemi Badenoch voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,077 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 1,027 different votes 1,077 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
26 Aye 4 No
Education 7% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 8 No
Benefits 4% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 84 No
Migration 4% aligned 112 shared votes
80 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 11 No
Energy 3% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 26 No
Trade 0% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

75.5%
3% above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 649
1,794
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,415
2,121 eligible divisions
996
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
702
49.6% of votes cast
798
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
713
50.4% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

89
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
Appearances
66
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
118
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649
Contributions
277
+133.5 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£278,687
23% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
18
5 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
71 of 77 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 188 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
73 of 87 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
134 of 163 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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