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Andy McDonald vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Priti Patel voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,195 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 1,144 different votes 1,195 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
106 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 168 shared votes
60 Aye 108 No
23 Aye 73 No
Migration 4% aligned 96 shared votes
69 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 10 No
Benefits 3% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 15 No
Housing 2% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 27 No
Trade 0% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
39 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 54 shared votes
15 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,458
2,361 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
45.5 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
795
54.5 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 334 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
15
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 321 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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
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
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
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