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Andy McDonald vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,618 shared comparable votes.

1,611 same votes 7 different votes 1,618 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
143 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 220 shared votes
143 Aye 77 No
113 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 182 shared votes
113 Aye 69 No
36 Aye 41 No
Transport 100% aligned 77 shared votes
36 Aye 41 No
35 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 24 No
Education 99% aligned 81 shared votes
58 Aye 23 No
33 Aye 104 No
Migration 99% aligned 137 shared votes
34 Aye 103 No
82 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 159 shared votes
83 Aye 76 No
143 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 220 shared votes
143 Aye 77 No
113 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 182 shared votes
113 Aye 69 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 270 of 650
1,819
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,405 eligible divisions
1,006
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.2% of votes cast
813
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
808
43.8% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% 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 224 of 650
Appearances
31
-57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
132
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 650
Contributions
14
-140.8 vs Commons average
Rank 620 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
91 of 96 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Transport
82 of 96 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 96 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
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API