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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 1,445 shared comparable votes.

1,438 same votes 7 different votes 1,445 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
121 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
121 Aye 62 No
112 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
112 Aye 69 No
22 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
22 Aye 92 No
32 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 34 No
Trade 98% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
45 Aye 22 No
Education 99% aligned 67 shared votes
46 Aye 21 No
43 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 107 shared votes
42 Aye 65 No
121 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
121 Aye 62 No
112 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
112 Aye 69 No

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

Voting record

75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 441 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,361 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
53.8 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
756
46.2 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
30
1.8 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
11
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 611 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
£1,944,981
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£257,584
14 % above 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
71 of 77 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Education
77 of 96 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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