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Chris Law vs Angela Rayner

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

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

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Angela Rayner 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
9 Aye 12 No
Energy 76% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
83 Aye 36 No
Tax 85% aligned 119 shared votes
85 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 6 No
Benefits 91% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 93% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

52.1 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 647
Participation
66.5 %
7 % below average
Rank 495 of 647
1,214
2,328 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,547
2,328 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
864
55.9 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
683
44.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 647
Appearances
13
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 647
70
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 647
Contributions
85
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,886,725
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£219,458
3 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
16
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
196 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Trade
61 of 88 votes
#5
Work / Employment
57 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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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