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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 1,565 shared comparable votes.

1,560 same votes 5 different votes 1,565 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 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 216 shared votes
143 Aye 73 No
112 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
112 Aye 69 No
33 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
33 Aye 102 No
34 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
32 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 24 No
Education 99% aligned 80 shared votes
57 Aye 23 No
81 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 155 shared votes
82 Aye 73 No
143 Aye 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 216 shared votes
143 Aye 73 No
112 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
112 Aye 69 No
33 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
33 Aye 102 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 307 of 648
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
979
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
765
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
768
43.1 % of votes cast
20
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

80
+19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 648
Appearances
30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 648
Contributions
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648

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
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
69 of 75 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Education
90 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 65 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API