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Al Carns vs Chris McDonald

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


Voting alignment

Al Carns and Chris McDonald voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

271 same votes 7 different votes 278 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
40 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
40 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
40 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

52.5%
20% below average
Rank 616 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 259 of 650
334
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
636 eligible divisions
159
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
49.4% of votes cast
175
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
249
50.6% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

96
-1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
Appearances
94
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
298
+128.8 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
Contributions
414
+244.8 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Housing
22 of 33 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API