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Andy McDonald vs Helena Dollimore

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 Helena Dollimore
Helena Dollimore
Lab Hastings and Rye

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Helena Dollimore voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 447 shared comparable votes.

432 same votes 15 different votes 447 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
53 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
53 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 83% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 7 No
Migration 90% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 10 No
Housing 94% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 10 No
Education 97% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

75.8%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 650
Participation
78.6%
6% above average
Rank 231 of 650
1,836
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
500
636 eligible divisions
1,018
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
48.2% of votes cast
818
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
259
51.8% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

102
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Appearances
93
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
141
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Contributions
110
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 367 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
£222,164
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£222,164
2% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Transport
29 of 32 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
58 of 66 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
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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 Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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