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Tom Collins vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Tom Collins
Tom Collins
Lab Worcester
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Tom Collins and Andy McDonald voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 485 shared comparable votes.

473 same votes 12 different votes 485 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
48 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 81% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 10 No
Housing 96% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
31 Aye 16 No
Education 98% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
48 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

88.6%
16% above average
Rank 36 of 650
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 289 of 650
559
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,831
2,417 eligible divisions
274
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
55.4% of votes cast
285
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
816
44.6% of votes cast
14
2.5% 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

45
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 650
Appearances
100
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
55
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 517 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

£199,488
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£199,488
12% below average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
0
0 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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
84 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 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
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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