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Andy McDonald vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and John McDonnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,651 shared comparable votes.

1,624 same votes 27 different votes 1,651 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
146 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 220 shared votes
146 Aye 74 No
110 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 180 shared votes
110 Aye 70 No
68 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 146 shared votes
68 Aye 78 No
38 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 72 shared votes
38 Aye 34 No
32 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
32 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 19 No
Education 91% aligned 69 shared votes
46 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
37 Aye 25 No
Benefits 97% aligned 62 shared votes
39 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 15 No
Energy 98% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 108 No
Migration 98% aligned 138 shared votes
31 Aye 107 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 289 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
1,831
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
1,015
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
816
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
872
45.7% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

100
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Appearances
146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
138
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Contributions
186
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
75 of 82 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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