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Andy McDonald vs Sir Ashley Fox

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 Sir Ashley Fox
Sir Ashley Fox
Con Bridgwater

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Sir Ashley Fox voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 345 different votes 353 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 7 No
Housing 5% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
40 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 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
77.0 %
4 % above average
Rank 268 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
443
575 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
44.7 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
245
55.3 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
161
+83.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
246
+107.7 vs Commons average
Rank 82 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
£159,406
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,406
30 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
71 of 77 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 111 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Housing
27 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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