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Andy McDonald vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,378 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 1,321 different votes 1,378 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 20 No
Benefits 7% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
92 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 158 shared votes
67 Aye 91 No
36 Aye 14 No
Education 4% aligned 50 shared votes
16 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 13 No
Housing 3% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 92 No
Migration 0% aligned 117 shared votes
92 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
32 Aye 28 No
Trade 0% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 26 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 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
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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