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Luke Pollard vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Luke Pollard and Andy McDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,302 shared comparable votes.

1,291 same votes 11 different votes 1,302 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
96 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
96 Aye 68 No
107 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
107 Aye 56 No
31 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
31 Aye 102 No
37 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
32 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 19 No
Benefits 88% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 96% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
36 Aye 11 No
Education 98% aligned 47 shared votes
35 Aye 12 No
58 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 122 shared votes
57 Aye 65 No
96 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
96 Aye 68 No

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

Voting record

69.3%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 650
Participation
75.6%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 650
1,490
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,819
2,405 eligible divisions
818
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,006
55.3% of votes cast
672
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
813
44.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

78
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
92
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
697
+543.9 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 650
Contributions
129
-24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£309,067
37% above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
73 of 81 votes
#1
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Trade
74 of 90 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Defence
58 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 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
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
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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