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Andy McDonald vs Naz Shah

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 Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Naz Shah voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,335 shared comparable votes.

1,332 same votes 3 different votes 1,335 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
108 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
108 Aye 64 No
109 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
109 Aye 60 No
62 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
62 Aye 80 No
26 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
26 Aye 80 No
30 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 15 No
Housing 98% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 98% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
108 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
108 Aye 64 No
109 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
109 Aye 60 No
62 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
62 Aye 80 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
65.9 %
7 % below average
Rank 506 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,523
2,312 eligible divisions
979
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
851
55.9 % of votes cast
765
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
672
44.1 % of votes cast
20
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.9 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

80
+19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 648
Appearances
18
-42.4 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 648
Contributions
25
-83.9 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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
£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,636
38 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
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
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Housing
56 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 65 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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