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Chris Law vs Kate Osborne

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 Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Kate Osborne voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 540 shared comparable votes.

474 same votes 66 different votes 540 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
20 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 5 No
Energy 50% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
54 Aye 32 No
Tax 52% aligned 86 shared votes
61 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 81% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

51.9 %
21 % below average
Rank 618 of 650
Participation
64.1 %
9 % below average
Rank 537 of 650
1,214
2,337 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,037
1,619 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
538
51.9 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
499
48.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

60
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
6
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
70
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
Contributions
6
-113.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£344,831
52 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Migration
130 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 37 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
34 of 41 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Trade
39 of 50 votes
Trade
61 of 88 votes
#5
Education
49 of 68 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 6 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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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 insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
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
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