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Gareth Snell vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Gareth Snell
Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Andy McDonald voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 832 shared comparable votes.

805 same votes 27 different votes 832 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
83 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
83 Aye 55 No
32 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
32 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 6 No
Trade 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 11 No
Benefits 83% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 9 No
Migration 94% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
66 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 105 shared votes
67 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 22 No
Transport 95% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 96% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

87.3%
15% above average
Rank 49 of 650
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 650
555
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,836
2,422 eligible divisions
274
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,018
55.4% of votes cast
281
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
818
44.6% of votes cast
2
0.4% 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

206
+110.4 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 650
Appearances
102
+6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
322
+155.6 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Contributions
141
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22% below average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
4
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
42 of 42 votes
#1
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
Migration
13 of 13 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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No 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
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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