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Andy McDonald vs Sarah Champion

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 Sarah Champion
Sarah Champion
Lab Rotherham

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Sarah Champion voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,493 shared comparable votes.

1,468 same votes 25 different votes 1,493 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
131 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 207 shared votes
131 Aye 76 No
75 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 154 shared votes
75 Aye 79 No
33 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 29 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 23 No
Benefits 90% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
36 Aye 15 No
Education 98% aligned 51 shared votes
37 Aye 14 No
92 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 155 shared votes
95 Aye 60 No
33 Aye 99 No
Migration 99% aligned 132 shared votes
34 Aye 98 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 289 of 650
Participation
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 432 of 650
1,831
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,681
2,417 eligible divisions
1,015
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
917
54.6% of votes cast
816
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
764
45.4% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

100
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Appearances
52
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
138
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Contributions
92
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 408 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
£2,463,004
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£291,263
29% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Migration
144 of 171 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
180 of 234 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
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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: 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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