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Andy McDonald vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,512 shared comparable votes.

1,495 same votes 17 different votes 1,512 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
141 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
141 Aye 68 No
67 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 130 shared votes
67 Aye 63 No
32 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
34 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 23 No
Benefits 92% aligned 59 shared votes
37 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 20 No
Housing 98% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
112 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 182 shared votes
109 Aye 73 No
31 Aye 31 No
Transport 98% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
52 Aye 18 No
Education 99% aligned 70 shared votes
53 Aye 17 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 291 of 650
Participation
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 650
1,806
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,759
2,390 eligible divisions
1,002
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
991
56.3% of votes cast
804
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
768
43.7% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% 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
141
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650
128
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Contributions
230
+78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 111 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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
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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