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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 1,353 shared comparable votes.

1,349 same votes 4 different votes 1,353 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 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 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
33 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 15 No
Housing 98% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
32 Aye 18 No
Education 98% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
108 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 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

75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
65.3 %
7 % below average
Rank 511 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,541
2,361 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
858
55.7 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
683
44.3 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.9 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
19
-119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 601 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
£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,636
38 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 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
71 of 77 votes
#1
Housing
56 of 66 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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