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Angela Rayner vs Chris Law

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

Photograph of Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner
Lab Ashton-under-Lyne
vs
Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Angela Rayner and Chris Law voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 876 shared comparable votes.

823 same votes 53 different votes 876 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
35 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 7 No
Energy 76% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
85 Aye 34 No
Tax 85% aligned 119 shared votes
83 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 6 No
Benefits 91% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 93% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

66.4 %
7 % below average
Rank 499 of 648
Participation
52.5 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 648
1,536
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,214
2,312 eligible divisions
862
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
671
55.3 % of votes cast
674
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
543
44.7 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

16
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 648
Appearances
56
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 648
100
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 648
Contributions
66
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,886,725
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£219,458
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
16
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 65 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
57 of 75 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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