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Laura Trott vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Laura Trott
Laura Trott
Con Sevenoaks
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Laura Trott and Andy McDonald voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 919 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 878 different votes 919 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
8 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 24 No
Benefits 8% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 15 No
Energy 4% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
61 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 108 shared votes
45 Aye 63 No
16 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

74.5%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 649
Participation
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 298 of 649
1,235
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,794
2,376 eligible divisions
640
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
996
55.5% of votes cast
595
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
798
44.5% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

32
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 650
Appearances
90
+6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
52
-93.7 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
Contributions
120
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,164,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£284,794
26% above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 44 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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