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Chris Law vs Gareth Snell

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 Gareth Snell
Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Gareth Snell voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 401 shared comparable votes.

295 same votes 106 different votes 401 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
10 Aye 7 No
Trade 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 0 No
Education 100% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 93% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 6 No
Energy 33% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
47 Aye 41 No
Tax 47% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 56% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 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 618 of 649
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 69 of 649
1,214
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
568 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
245
49.9 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
246
50.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 649
Appearances
144
+68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649
71
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649
Contributions
240
+106.7 vs Commons average
Rank 79 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
£797,891
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£176,059
22 % below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
61 of 89 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 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
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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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