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Andy McDonald vs Daisy Cooper

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 Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
LD St Albans

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Daisy Cooper voted the same way 69% of the time, based on 968 shared comparable votes.

668 same votes 300 different votes 968 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
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 17 No
Trade 97% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 66 No
Migration 96% aligned 81 shared votes
16 Aye 65 No
13 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 95% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 17 No
Education 22% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 43% aligned 40 shared votes
11 Aye 29 No
88 Aye 45 No
Tax 47% aligned 133 shared votes
80 Aye 53 No
17 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 48% aligned 42 shared votes
9 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 27 No
Defence 54% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,188
1,643 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
615
51.8 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
573
48.2 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 7 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

92
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
Appearances
78
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 649
129
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 649
Contributions
114
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,262,200
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,876
21 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
22
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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 77 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Benefits
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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