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Alex Mayer vs Chris McDonald

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

Photograph of Alex Mayer
Alex Mayer
Lab Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
vs
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Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Alex Mayer and Chris McDonald voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 477 shared comparable votes.

469 same votes 8 different votes 477 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
61 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
61 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
61 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

95.1%
23% above average
Rank 1 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
600
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
490
631 eligible divisions
301
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
49.2% of votes cast
299
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
249
50.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% 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

72
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Appearances
95
+0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
83
-81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Contributions
415
+250.4 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£198,550
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£198,550
12% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
3
3 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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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