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Dan Norris vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Dan Norris
Dan Norris
Ind North East Somerset and Hanham
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Dan Norris and Andy McDonald voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 16 different votes 382 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
38 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
22 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 81% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 8 No
Housing 95% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 6 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
38 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

17.8%
54% below average
Rank 636 of 649
Participation
75.7%
4% above average
Rank 289 of 649
422
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,793
2,368 eligible divisions
224
53.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
996
55.5% of votes cast
198
46.9% of votes cast
No votes
797
44.5% of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

0
-80.0 vs Commons average
Rank 642 of 649
Appearances
92
+12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
0
-139.4 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 649
Contributions
128
-11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£110,729
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£110,729
51% below average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
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

Defence
30 of 71 votes
#1
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Housing
25 of 66 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Benefits
30 of 81 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 66 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
24 of 77 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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