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Andy McDonald vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,334 shared comparable votes.

1,325 same votes 9 different votes 1,334 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
116 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
116 Aye 64 No
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
30 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 21 No
Benefits 96% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
33 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 79 No
Migration 98% aligned 109 shared votes
32 Aye 77 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 307 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
979
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
765
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
20
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

80
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
111
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
69 of 75 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 65 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
Aye rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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