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Andy McDonald vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,459 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 1,401 different votes 1,459 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
110 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 175 shared votes
63 Aye 112 No
28 Aye 17 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
15 Aye 30 No
63 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 136 shared votes
72 Aye 64 No
24 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
49 Aye 15 No
Education 3% aligned 64 shared votes
17 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 28 No
Trade 0% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 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
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 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
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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