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Chris Law vs Keir Mather

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 Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Keir Mather voted the same way 64% of the time, based on 191 shared comparable votes.

123 same votes 68 different votes 191 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
3 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 3 No
Trade 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Education 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 25 No
Migration 90% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 18 No
Tax 22% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 5 No
Benefits 50% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 76% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 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
75.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 304 of 649
1,219
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
589
781 eligible divisions
672
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
290
49.2 % of votes cast
547
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
299
50.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 20 Jul 2023

Debates

62
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
Appearances
99
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
71
-68.3 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649
Contributions
486
+346.7 vs Commons average
Rank 20 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
£451,152
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,391
35 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Education
50 of 52 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
31 of 33 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5
NHS / Health
12 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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 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
Where they voted the same
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
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 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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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