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Andy McDonald vs Sir Mark Tami

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 Mark Tami
Sir Mark Tami
Lab Alyn and Deeside

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Sir Mark Tami voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,661 shared comparable votes.

1,641 same votes 20 different votes 1,661 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
143 Aye 83 No
Tax 100% aligned 226 shared votes
143 Aye 83 No
112 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 182 shared votes
112 Aye 70 No
56 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 79 shared votes
56 Aye 23 No
36 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 75 shared votes
36 Aye 39 No
33 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 23 No
Benefits 91% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 15 No
Housing 98% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
32 Aye 107 No
Migration 99% aligned 139 shared votes
33 Aye 106 No
77 Aye 83 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 160 shared votes
78 Aye 82 No
143 Aye 83 No
Tax 100% aligned 226 shared votes
143 Aye 83 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
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 148 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,946
2,361 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,065
54.7 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
881
45.3 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 646 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 645 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
£2,953,004
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,200
27 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
71 of 77 votes
#1
Education
91 of 96 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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