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Andy McDonald vs Ashley Dalton

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 515 shared comparable votes.

508 same votes 7 different votes 515 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
43 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
43 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
16 Aye 54 No
19 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
19 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 12 No
Benefits 76% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
43 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
43 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
16 Aye 54 No
19 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
19 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 650
Participation
62.9%
9% below average
Rank 545 of 650
1,819
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
602
957 eligible divisions
1,006
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
280
46.5% of votes cast
813
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
322
53.5% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.8% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
3 years, 8 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

95
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650
Appearances
47
-43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
132
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
Contributions
106
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
74 of 80 votes
#1
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
6 of 7 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Energy
23 of 32 votes
Transport
82 of 96 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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
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