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Bambos Charalambous vs Andy McDonald

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Bambos Charalambous
Bambos Charalambous
Lab Southgate and Wood Green
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Bambos Charalambous and Andy McDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,196 shared comparable votes.

1,184 same votes 12 different votes 1,196 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
110 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 175 shared votes
110 Aye 65 No
88 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
88 Aye 58 No
56 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
56 Aye 60 No
35 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 19 No
Benefits 89% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 11 No
Housing 97% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 20 No
Migration 98% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
32 Aye 16 No
Education 98% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
110 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 175 shared votes
110 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 650
Participation
75.6%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 650
1,544
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,819
2,405 eligible divisions
872
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,006
55.3% of votes cast
672
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
813
44.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

21
-67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 650
Appearances
93
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
24
-129.4 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
Contributions
130
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,772,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£269,373
19% above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#1
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 47 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
Housing
45 of 55 votes
#5
Transport
82 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
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
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
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