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Kanishka Narayan vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Kanishka Narayan
Kanishka Narayan
Lab Vale of Glamorgan
vs
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Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Kanishka Narayan and Andy McDonald voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 426 shared comparable votes.

413 same votes 13 different votes 426 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
56 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
56 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
28 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 62% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 7 No
Migration 92% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 96% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

75.9%
4% above average
Rank 286 of 650
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 650
483
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,836
2,422 eligible divisions
255
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,018
55.4% of votes cast
228
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
818
44.6% of votes cast
6
1.2% 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

63
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
Appearances
101
+4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
310
+141.8 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Contributions
140
-28.2 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£185,623
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£185,623
18% below average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
2
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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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