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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 93% of the time, based on 960 shared comparable votes.

888 same votes 72 different votes 960 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
27 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
27 Aye 88 No
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
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

52.0 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 647
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 647
1,214
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,774
2,333 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
991
55.9 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
783
44.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
16
0.9 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

60
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 647
Appearances
81
+14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 647
70
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 647
Contributions
116
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 200 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
£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
4 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
39 of 43 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
Trade
61 of 88 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 64 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
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
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