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Andy McDonald vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 1,147 shared comparable votes.

273 same votes 874 different votes 1,147 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
19 Aye 61 No
Migration 44% aligned 80 shared votes
50 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 12 No
Benefits 42% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 26 No
Defence 38% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 35% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 14 No
Energy 9% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
105 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 169 shared votes
61 Aye 108 No
115 Aye 61 No
Tax 16% aligned 176 shared votes
75 Aye 101 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 560 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

92
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
129
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
71 of 77 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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