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Mary Glindon vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Mary Glindon
Mary Glindon
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Mary Glindon and Andy McDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,406 shared comparable votes.

1,397 same votes 9 different votes 1,406 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
125 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 204 shared votes
125 Aye 79 No
106 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
106 Aye 62 No
23 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
23 Aye 74 No
33 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 70 shared votes
33 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
47 Aye 19 No
Education 98% aligned 66 shared votes
46 Aye 20 No
65 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 121 shared votes
64 Aye 57 No
125 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 204 shared votes
125 Aye 79 No
106 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
106 Aye 62 No

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

Voting record

80.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 307 of 648
1,856
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
1,024
55.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
979
56.1 % of votes cast
832
44.8 % of votes cast
No votes
765
43.9 % of votes cast
26
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

26
-34.4 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 648
Appearances
80
+19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 648
33
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 648
Contributions
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,457,492
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£295,191
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Defence
57 of 59 votes
#1
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Migration
153 of 169 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Transport
78 of 87 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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 rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
No rebel
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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