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Andy McDonald vs Sean Woodcock

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 Sean Woodcock
Sean Woodcock
Lab Banbury

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Sean Woodcock voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 515 shared comparable votes.

503 same votes 12 different votes 515 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
57 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
57 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 81% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 7 No
Migration 92% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 10 No
Housing 96% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 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
93.5%
21% above average
Rank 4 of 650
1,831
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
590
631 eligible divisions
1,015
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
296
50.2% of votes cast
816
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
294
49.8% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.5% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Appearances
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
138
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Contributions
107
-57.6 vs Commons average
Rank 367 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
£119,230
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£119,230
47% below 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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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