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Andy McDonald vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,229 shared comparable votes.

53 same votes 1,176 different votes 1,229 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
94 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 152 shared votes
59 Aye 93 No
31 Aye 75 No
Migration 4% aligned 106 shared votes
71 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 16 No
Housing 3% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 307 of 648
Participation
66.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 497 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,542
2,312 eligible divisions
979
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
718
46.6 % of votes cast
765
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
824
53.4 % of votes cast
20
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

80
+19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 648
Appearances
4
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 648
Contributions
9
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
3 registered categories
0
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
69 of 75 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 88 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
125 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 65 votes
#5
Defence
43 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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