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Nadia Whittome vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Nadia Whittome
Nadia Whittome
Lab Nottingham East
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Nadia Whittome and Andy McDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 922 shared comparable votes.

911 same votes 11 different votes 922 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
85 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
85 Aye 47 No
31 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
31 Aye 60 No
26 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 19 No
Benefits 95% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 5 No
Energy 95% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 96 No
Migration 98% aligned 120 shared votes
23 Aye 97 No
85 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
85 Aye 47 No

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

Voting record

67.7 %
5 % below average
Rank 478 of 647
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 647
1,087
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,752
2,323 eligible divisions
563
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
981
56.0 % of votes cast
524
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
771
44.0 % of votes cast
24
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

27
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 647
Appearances
85
+21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 647
34
-79.8 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 647
Contributions
120
+6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,307,357
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£284,746
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#1
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Migration
130 of 152 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
52 of 65 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Transport
46 of 60 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
No rebel
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
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