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Andy McDonald vs Richard Baker

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 Richard Baker
Richard Baker
Lab Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Richard Baker voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 403 shared comparable votes.

392 same votes 11 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
44 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
44 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 80% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 8 No
Migration 92% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 7 No
Housing 96% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 97% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 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 288 of 650
Participation
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 336 of 650
1,836
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
636 eligible divisions
1,018
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
47.8% of votes cast
818
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
245
52.2% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

101
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Appearances
90
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
140
-29.2 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
Contributions
110
-59.2 vs Commons average
Rank 366 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
£179,133
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£179,133
21% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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
74 of 80 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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