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Andy McDonald vs Rachel Reeves

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 Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Rachel Reeves voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,077 shared comparable votes.

1,065 same votes 12 different votes 1,077 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
104 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
104 Aye 60 No
107 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
107 Aye 38 No
39 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
39 Aye 56 No
22 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 18 No
Benefits 89% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 87 No
Migration 99% aligned 104 shared votes
18 Aye 86 No
104 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
104 Aye 60 No
107 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
107 Aye 38 No
39 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
39 Aye 56 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 650
Participation
50.1%
22% below average
Rank 623 of 650
1,819
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,204
2,405 eligible divisions
1,006
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
686
57.0% of votes cast
813
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
518
43.0% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

94
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Appearances
67
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
131
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Contributions
535
+380.4 vs Commons average
Rank 20 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
£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£291,343
29% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
115 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 82 votes
Transport
82 of 96 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API