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Peter Kyle vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Peter Kyle
Peter Kyle
Lab Hove and Portslade
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Peter Kyle and Andy McDonald voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,313 shared comparable votes.

1,291 same votes 22 different votes 1,313 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
115 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
115 Aye 56 No
51 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
51 Aye 67 No
23 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
23 Aye 88 No
34 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 18 No
Benefits 88% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
110 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 177 shared votes
113 Aye 64 No
33 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
115 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
115 Aye 56 No
51 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
51 Aye 67 No

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

Voting record

63.1%
9% below average
Rank 541 of 650
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 289 of 650
1,525
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,831
2,417 eligible divisions
870
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
55.4% of votes cast
655
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
816
44.6% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

41
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 650
Appearances
100
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
205
+40.4 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Contributions
138
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,110,937
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£262,107
16% above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
4
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 82 votes
#1
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Trade
73 of 94 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
Migration
122 of 171 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
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
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
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
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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