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Andy McDonald vs Ms Marie Rimmer

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 Ms Marie Rimmer
Ms Marie Rimmer
Lab St Helens South and Whiston

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Ms Marie Rimmer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,403 shared comparable votes.

1,396 same votes 7 different votes 1,403 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
112 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
112 Aye 69 No
121 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
121 Aye 59 No
22 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
22 Aye 91 No
30 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
30 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 34 No
Trade 98% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
44 Aye 22 No
Education 98% aligned 66 shared votes
45 Aye 21 No
43 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 107 shared votes
42 Aye 65 No
112 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
112 Aye 69 No
121 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
121 Aye 59 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
68.8 %
4 % below average
Rank 463 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,591
2,312 eligible divisions
979
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
865
54.4 % of votes cast
765
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
726
45.6 % of votes cast
20
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
29
1.8 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

80
+19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 648
Appearances
12
-48.4 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 648
Contributions
14
-94.9 vs Commons average
Rank 614 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
£1,944,981
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£257,584
14 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Defence
48 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Education
76 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 65 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye rebel
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 17 Jun 2020
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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