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Andrew George vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Andrew George
Andrew George
LD St Ives
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Andrew George and Andy McDonald voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

77 same votes 267 different votes 344 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
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 64% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 63% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 57% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 39% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 37 No
Tax 6% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 23 No
Education 8% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 13% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 17% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 4 No
Transport 17% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 462 of 649
Participation
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 298 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,794
2,376 eligible divisions
217
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
996
55.5% of votes cast
185
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
798
44.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

131
+46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
Appearances
91
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
195
+48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Contributions
122
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,083,547
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£185,646
18% below average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
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

Trade
7 of 7 votes
#1
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Education
41 of 50 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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