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Dr Zubir Ahmed vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Dr Zubir Ahmed and Andy McDonald voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 401 shared comparable votes.

392 same votes 9 different votes 401 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
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 78% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 6 No
Migration 92% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 379 of 650
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 291 of 650
456
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,833
2,419 eligible divisions
237
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
55.5% of votes cast
219
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
816
44.5% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

82
-14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
Appearances
102
+5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
163
-4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
Contributions
141
-26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£243,911
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£243,911
8% above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
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

Migration
12 of 13 votes
#1
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#5
Transport
84 of 98 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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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