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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 360 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 16 different votes 360 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 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
22 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 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 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

74.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 337 of 647
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 647
399
538 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,752
2,324 eligible divisions
215
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
981
56.0 % of votes cast
184
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
771
44.0 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
20
1.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

0
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 641 of 647
Appearances
86
+21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 647
0
-115.5 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 647
Contributions
121
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 647

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
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Transport
23 of 25 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API