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Mark Sewards vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Andy McDonald voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 427 shared comparable votes.

413 same votes 14 different votes 427 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
50 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
50 Aye 39 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 79% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 7 No
Migration 92% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 96% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
50 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
50 Aye 39 No

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

Voting record

77.2%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 650
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 650
491
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,836
2,422 eligible divisions
235
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,018
55.4% of votes cast
256
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
818
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

202
+105.5 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Appearances
101
+4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
213
+44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 157 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

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
6
2 registered categories
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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
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
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