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Chris Law vs Luke Pollard

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 Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Luke Pollard voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 815 shared comparable votes.

750 same votes 65 different votes 815 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
90 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
90 Aye 66 No
31 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
31 Aye 84 No
33 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 25 No
Trade 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
79 Aye 41 No
Tax 73% aligned 120 shared votes
84 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 15 No
Benefits 77% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 92% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 8 No
Transport 96% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 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
69.8 %
3 % below average
Rank 436 of 647
1,214
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,451
2,078 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
804
55.4 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
647
44.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

60
-6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Appearances
74
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 649
70
-48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 649
Contributions
681
+562.9 vs Commons average
Rank 7 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
£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,067
37 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
144 of 161 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 84 votes
Trade
61 of 88 votes
#5
Defence
52 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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 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
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 49 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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