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Andy McDonald vs Sarah Jones

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 Jones
Sarah Jones
Lab Croydon West

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Sarah Jones voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,259 shared comparable votes.

1,244 same votes 15 different votes 1,259 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
97 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
97 Aye 67 No
105 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
105 Aye 47 No
36 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 19 No
Benefits 89% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 9 No
Housing 96% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
52 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 120 shared votes
53 Aye 67 No
31 Aye 99 No
Migration 99% aligned 130 shared votes
32 Aye 98 No
97 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
97 Aye 67 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
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 650
1,819
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,434
2,150 eligible divisions
1,006
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
793
55.3% of votes cast
813
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
641
44.7% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

94
+5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
Appearances
100
+11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
132
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Contributions
584
+430.1 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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
£1,822,449
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£279,929
24% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
164 of 189 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
66 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Trade
71 of 90 votes
Transport
82 of 96 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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 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: 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 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
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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