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Andy McDonald vs Patricia Ferguson

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 Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 443 shared comparable votes.

431 same votes 12 different votes 443 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
56 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
56 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 83% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 97% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 97% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 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 288 of 650
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
1,836
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
505
636 eligible divisions
1,018
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
50.9% of votes cast
818
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
248
49.1% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.6% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

102
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Appearances
113
+16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
141
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Contributions
157
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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: 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
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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