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Member of Parliament

Andy McDonald

Lab Labour Middlesbrough and Thornaby East ID 4269
Parliamentary Parliamentary Constituency
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Andy has voted in 75.5% of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.6%. Andy has voted against the party's recorded majority 23 times.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence, it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 1,794 of 2,376 eligible divisions (75.5%). Commons average: 72.6%.

1794

Total votes

996

Aye

798

No

23

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 996 / Noes 798

Divisions

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Division Vote
Opposition day: Student loans No
Opposition day: Fuel duty
Tax
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Education
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
Education
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
Education
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
Education
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
Education
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
Education
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
Education
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
Education
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16
Education
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Democracy / Parliament
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
Education
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
Benefits
Aye

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Work / Employment 71/77 (92%)
Defence 65/71 (92%)
Democracy / Parliament 42/47 (89%)
Brexit / EU 182/211 (86%)
Transport 81/95 (85%)

Lowest topic participation

Cost of Living 1/10 (10%)
Digital / Online Safety 37/60 (62%)
Foreign Affairs 44/69 (64%)
Energy 51/70 (73%)
Tax 238/322 (74%)
Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Andy McDonald voted in?

Andy McDonald has recorded votes in 1,794 of 2,376 eligible Commons divisions (75.5% participation rate). The Commons average is 72.6%. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Andy McDonald voted against their party?

Andy McDonald has voted against the party majority 23 times in the imported division data. Source