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Andy McDonald vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,248 shared comparable votes.

991 same votes 257 different votes 1,248 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
90 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
90 Aye 66 No
20 Aye 88 No
Migration 97% aligned 108 shared votes
21 Aye 87 No
25 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 18 shared votes
16 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 11 No
Education 31% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 44 shared votes
12 Aye 32 No
101 Aye 50 No
Tax 56% aligned 151 shared votes
91 Aye 60 No
24 Aye 29 No
Devolution / Local Government 60% aligned 53 shared votes
17 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 26 No
Defence 65% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
71 of 77 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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