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Andy McDonald vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 659 shared comparable votes.

639 same votes 20 different votes 659 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
54 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
54 Aye 44 No
22 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 14 No
Benefits 80% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 96% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 97% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
32 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 70 shared votes
33 Aye 37 No
14 Aye 59 No
Migration 99% aligned 73 shared votes
15 Aye 58 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 345 of 650
1,836
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
767
1,045 eligible divisions
1,018
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
379
49.4% of votes cast
818
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
388
50.6% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

102
+6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
Appearances
78
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
141
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Contributions
291
+124.6 vs Commons average
Rank 89 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
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38% 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
74 of 80 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
12 of 12 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Migration
83 of 97 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#5
Energy
27 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
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
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
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
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