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Josh Newbury vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Josh Newbury
Josh Newbury
Lab Cannock Chase
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Andy McDonald voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 467 shared comparable votes.

458 same votes 9 different votes 467 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
57 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 80% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
30 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
57 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

84.4%
12% above average
Rank 103 of 650
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 291 of 650
534
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,833
2,419 eligible divisions
282
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
55.5% of votes cast
252
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
816
44.5% of votes cast
13
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

163
+68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
Appearances
100
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
192
+27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
Contributions
138
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£109,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52% below average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
2
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Transport
84 of 98 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 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
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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