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Mike Kane vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Mike Kane
Mike Kane
Lab Wythenshawe and Sale East
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Mike Kane and Andy McDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,524 shared comparable votes.

1,508 same votes 16 different votes 1,524 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
119 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
119 Aye 67 No
106 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
106 Aye 69 No
34 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
32 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 23 No
Benefits 91% aligned 58 shared votes
34 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 20 No
Housing 98% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
47 Aye 14 No
Education 98% aligned 61 shared votes
46 Aye 15 No
78 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 149 shared votes
78 Aye 71 No
34 Aye 94 No
Migration 99% aligned 128 shared votes
33 Aye 95 No

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

Voting record

72.1%
same as average
Rank 373 of 650
Participation
75.6%
3% above average
Rank 291 of 650
1,724
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,806
2,390 eligible divisions
977
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.5% of votes cast
747
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
804
44.5% of votes cast
21
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
12 years, 8 months
Since 13 Feb 2014
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

39
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
54
-97.4 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
Contributions
128
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,395,924
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£291,311
29% above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
2
1 registered category
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

Housing
62 of 67 votes
#1
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 70 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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