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Alicia Kearns vs Chris McDonald

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

Photograph of Alicia Kearns
Alicia Kearns
Con Rutland and Stamford
vs
Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Alicia Kearns and Chris McDonald voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 264 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 258 different votes 264 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
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
38 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
38 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

69.9%
3% below average
Rank 433 of 649
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
1,159
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
575
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
48.8% of votes cast
584
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.2% of votes cast
27
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
Appearances
92
+9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
182
+38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 649
Contributions
405
+261.5 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,417,308
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£320,176
42% above average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
13
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 44 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Housing
44 of 54 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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