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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Andy McDonald

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Andy McDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,593 shared comparable votes.

1,581 same votes 12 different votes 1,593 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
119 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
119 Aye 71 No
78 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 153 shared votes
78 Aye 75 No
33 Aye 36 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 69 shared votes
33 Aye 36 No
36 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
31 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 20 No
Benefits 92% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
47 Aye 22 No
Education 99% aligned 69 shared votes
46 Aye 23 No
110 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 178 shared votes
112 Aye 66 No
29 Aye 104 No
Migration 99% aligned 133 shared votes
28 Aye 105 No
119 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
119 Aye 71 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 650
Participation
75.6%
3% above average
Rank 291 of 650
1,819
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,806
2,390 eligible divisions
1,010
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.5% of votes cast
809
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
804
44.5% of votes cast
18
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

113
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
162
+10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
Contributions
128
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34% above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 70 votes
#1
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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