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Stephen Kinnock vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Stephen Kinnock and Andy McDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,587 shared comparable votes.

1,567 same votes 20 different votes 1,587 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
132 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 207 shared votes
132 Aye 75 No
112 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 180 shared votes
112 Aye 68 No
34 Aye 106 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
34 Aye 106 No
33 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 No
33 Aye 36 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 69 shared votes
33 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 17 No
Benefits 92% aligned 53 shared votes
36 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 21 No
Housing 98% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
34 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
71 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 142 shared votes
70 Aye 72 No
132 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 207 shared votes
132 Aye 75 No

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

Voting record

75.2%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 650
Participation
75.6%
3% above average
Rank 291 of 650
1,797
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,806
2,390 eligible divisions
1,015
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.5% of votes cast
782
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
804
44.5% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

111
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
416
+264.6 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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

£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£312,875
38% above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
4
4 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

Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#1
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 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
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 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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