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Andy McDonald vs Mr Toby Perkins

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 Mr Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,563 shared comparable votes.

1,539 same votes 24 different votes 1,563 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
133 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 204 shared votes
133 Aye 71 No
35 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
35 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 34 No
Defence 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 22 No
Benefits 91% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 20 No
Housing 98% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
48 Aye 15 No
Education 98% aligned 63 shared votes
49 Aye 14 No
32 Aye 101 No
Migration 99% aligned 133 shared votes
33 Aye 100 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
73.3%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 650
1,831
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,772
2,417 eligible divisions
1,015
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
976
55.1% of votes cast
816
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
796
44.9% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

100
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Appearances
109
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
138
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Contributions
167
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 207 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 47 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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
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