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Andy McDonald vs Lee Barron

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
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Photograph of Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Lee Barron voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 427 shared comparable votes.

414 same votes 13 different votes 427 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
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
19 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 9 No
Housing 95% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
19 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 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
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 281 of 650
1,836
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
636 eligible divisions
1,018
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
46.9% of votes cast
818
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
257
53.1% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

101
+4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
Appearances
48
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 650
140
-28.2 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Contributions
55
-113.2 vs Commons average
Rank 526 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
£218,179
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£218,179
4% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#5
Tax
103 of 122 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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
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
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
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