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Andy McDonald

Labour MP for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, since 29 November 2012

Andy McDonald is the Labour MP for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, and has been an MP continually since 29 November 2012.

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Scorecard

86.1% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
494 Votes cast out of 575 divisions, plus 1 as teller
80 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
19 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
4 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
598 Debates spoken in 1329 written questions tabled

Ranked 75 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
18 Mar 2026 Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 368–107
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading No vote 292–161
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 No vote 175–292
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 No vote 172–283
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 No vote 174–292
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading No vote 304–203
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No vote 203–311
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 Aye 304–177
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 Aye 315–163
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 Aye 315–109
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 Aye 316–171
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 Aye 307–173
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 Aye 321–106
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 Aye 306–182
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 Aye 309–181
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 105–410
24 Feb 2026 Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms No 69–279
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading Aye 361–84
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No 73–256
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No 77–280
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No 156–273
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 No 161–272
11 Feb 2026 Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 Aye 279–90
11 Feb 2026 Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 Aye 277–143
11 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 362–107

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Middlesbrough Football & Athletic Company (1986) Ltd
Address of donor: Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough TS3 6RS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to the Middlesbrough vs Southampton match, including hospitality (the amount is estimated), value £250
Date received: 9 May 2026
Date accepted: 9 May 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01947851
(Registered 8 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Middlesbrough Football & Athletic Company (1986) Ltd
Address of donor: Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough TS3 6RS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to the Southampton vs Middlesbrough football match, including hospitality (the amount is estimated), value £250
Date received: 12 May 2026
Date accepted: 12 May 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01947851
(Registered 8 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Middlesbrough Football & Athletic Company (1986) Ltd
Address of donor: Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough TS3 6RS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets, including hospitality, for the Hull City v Middlesbrough football match at Wembley Stadium (estimated amount), value £1,250
Date received: 23 May 2026
Date accepted: 23 May 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01947851
(Registered 15 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

8. Miscellaneous

Solicitor (not currently employed as such).
(Registered 28 December 2012)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

598 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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