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Jo Stevens vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Jo Stevens
Jo Stevens
Lab Cardiff East
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Jo Stevens and Andy McDonald voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,566 shared comparable votes.

1,540 same votes 26 different votes 1,566 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
138 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 212 shared votes
138 Aye 74 No
67 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 144 shared votes
67 Aye 77 No
32 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
50 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 68 shared votes
50 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 22 No
Benefits 89% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 13 No
Housing 96% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
109 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 180 shared votes
112 Aye 68 No
36 Aye 33 No
Trade 99% aligned 69 shared votes
37 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 92 No
Migration 99% aligned 124 shared votes
31 Aye 93 No

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

Voting record

74.4%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 650
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 289 of 650
1,798
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,831
2,417 eligible divisions
979
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
55.4% of votes cast
819
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
816
44.6% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

40
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
Appearances
100
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
161
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
Contributions
138
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,912,752
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£253,083
12% above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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

Brexit / EU
190 of 212 votes
#1
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
Education
77 of 96 votes
#5
Transport
84 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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 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
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
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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