Andy McDonald
MP since 29 Nov 2012
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Andy McDonald is the Labour MP for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, and has been an MP continually since 29 November 2012.
1785
Votes Cast
£296,890
Expenses 2024-25
9,192
Majority
47.2%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£296,890
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 34,407 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
340
Written Questions
20
Oral Questions
136
Debates Spoken In⚑
227
Speeches⚑
494
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
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3 NOPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
2 NOImmigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
Immigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
3 NOTaxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
2 NOArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Financial Interests(1)
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Solicitor (not currently employed as such). (Registered 28 December 2012)
Registered 28 December 2012
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Andy in Parliament
Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day 2026
8 signaturesThat this House supports Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day on 15 May 2026; recognises the long-term impact on over 105,000 people living with spinal cord injury (SCI) in the UK; acknowledges that SCI is a lifelong condition requiring coordinated, anticipatory, and adaptive systems
14 May 2026
Payment of employment tribunal awards
6 signaturesThat this House notes with concern the continuing non-payment of a significant number of awards made by the Employment Tribunal, including reports by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism that Freedom of Information requests found that three quarters of more than 7,000 workers u
13 May 2026
Transition of rail workers into Great British Railways
6 signaturesThat this House welcomes and applauds the bringing into public ownership of the Train Operating Companies and their combination with Network Rail to create Great British Railways (GBR); believes that a just transition for railway workers into the new structures is vital to delive
13 May 2026
Israel’s treatment of Palestinian prisoners
4 signaturesThat this House expresses grave concern about reports of widespread and systematic torture of Palestinians detained and imprisoned by Israel, including children; notes with alarm that, since 2023, the situation has deteriorated significantly, with evidence of intensifying abuses,
16 Apr 2026
Transition of rail workers into Great British Railways
29 signaturesThat this House welcomes and applauds the bringing into public ownership of the Train Operating Companies and their combination with Network Rail to create Great British Railways (GBR); believes that a just transition for railway workers into the new structures is vital to delive
16 Mar 2026
Payment of employment tribunal awards
33 signaturesThat this House notes with concern the continuing non-payment of a significant number of awards made by the Employment Tribunal, including reports by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism that Freedom of Information requests found that three quarters of more than 7,000 workers u
11 Mar 2026
Cumulative disruption proposals and the right to protest
116 signaturesThat this House expresses deep alarm at recent proposals to require senior police officers to take into account any so-called cumulative disruption caused by past or planned future protests when considering whether to impose conditions on protests; notes these powers represent a
12 Nov 2025
UK Government recognition of the state of Palestine
111 signaturesThat this House notes the high-level international conference for the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine and the implementation of the two-state solution of 17-20 June 2025; welcomes the Prime Minister’s remarks that Palestinian statehood is the inalienable right of
12 Jun 2025
Support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency
44 signaturesThat this House expresses its regret at the passing of laws in Israel's Knesset which in effect denies the protections and means essential for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the largest humanitarian agency in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, to operate;
29 Oct 2024
Gaza
33 signaturesThat this House notes the appalling situation in Gaza, where Palestinian civilians are facing death by starvation; supports an immediate bilateral ceasefire, including the release of hostages held by armed groups in Gaza, and the release of Palestinian detainees held without char
18 Jul 2024
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