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Kate Osborne vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Kate Osborne and Andy McDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 939 shared comparable votes.

928 same votes 11 different votes 939 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
31 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
31 Aye 97 No
81 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
81 Aye 47 No
28 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
33 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
33 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 42 shared votes
12 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 17 No
Benefits 97% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
41 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 91 shared votes
40 Aye 51 No
31 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
31 Aye 97 No
81 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
81 Aye 47 No
28 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 530 of 649
Participation
75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
1,051
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
544
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
995
55.7 % of votes cast
507
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
792
44.3 % of votes cast
15
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

5
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
5
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£344,831
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31 % above average
4
4 registered categories
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

Migration
131 of 154 votes
#1
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 37 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Trade
41 of 53 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 44 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Education
50 of 69 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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