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Catherine Atkinson vs Chris McDonald

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

Photograph of Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North
vs
Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 376 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 0 different votes 376 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
46 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
46 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
46 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 212 of 649
Participation
78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 238 of 649
451
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
445
568 eligible divisions
237
52.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
222
49.9 % of votes cast
214
47.5 % of votes cast
No votes
223
50.1 % of votes cast
13
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

89
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 649
Appearances
94
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
179
+46.3 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 649
Contributions
404
+271.3 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4 % below average
4
2 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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#3
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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