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Andy McDonald vs Nesil Caliskan

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 Nesil Caliskan
Nesil Caliskan
Lab Barking

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Nesil Caliskan voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 403 shared comparable votes.

394 same votes 9 different votes 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
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
28 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 74% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 10 No
Housing 96% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 97% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
28 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 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 291 of 650
Participation
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 650
1,833
2,419 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
633 eligible divisions
1,017
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
51.8% of votes cast
816
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
243
48.2% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.6% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

102
+5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Appearances
58
-38.1 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
141
-26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Contributions
90
-77.2 vs Commons average
Rank 425 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
£206,393
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£206,393
9% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Housing
32 of 33 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
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
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
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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