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Chris Law vs Dame Chi Onwurah

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 Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Dame Chi Onwurah voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 969 shared comparable votes.

894 same votes 75 different votes 969 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
37 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
37 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 49 shared votes
20 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 9 No
Energy 78% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 15 No
Benefits 79% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
91 Aye 41 No
Tax 81% aligned 132 shared votes
92 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 81% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

51.6%
21% below average
Rank 620 of 649
Participation
76.2%
4% above average
Rank 279 of 649
1,223
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,808
2,372 eligible divisions
674
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,004
55.5% of votes cast
549
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
804
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
16
0.9% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

56
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 649
Appearances
109
+28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
65
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 649
Contributions
158
+17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53% above average
Latest expenses
£303,201
34% above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 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
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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