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Andy McDonald vs Dame Diana Johnson

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 Dame Diana Johnson
Dame Diana Johnson
Lab Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Dame Diana Johnson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,450 shared comparable votes.

1,430 same votes 20 different votes 1,450 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
128 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
128 Aye 62 No
112 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
112 Aye 64 No
34 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
34 Aye 37 No
38 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
38 Aye 32 No
34 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 23 No
Benefits 91% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 97% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 77 No
Migration 99% aligned 101 shared votes
25 Aye 76 No
76 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 145 shared votes
77 Aye 68 No
128 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
128 Aye 62 No

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

Voting record

75.5%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 650
Participation
69.3%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 650
1,806
2,391 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,658
2,391 eligible divisions
1,002
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
944
56.9% of votes cast
804
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
714
43.1% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
Appearances
41
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 650
128
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Contributions
70
-81.4 vs Commons average
Rank 456 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
£2,849,618
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£246,131
9% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 70 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
78 of 94 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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
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
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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