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Chris Law vs Mark Garnier

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
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Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Mark Garnier voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 1,059 shared comparable votes.

78 same votes 981 different votes 1,059 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
5 Aye 13 No
Energy 28% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
107 Aye 64 No
Tax 23% aligned 171 shared votes
63 Aye 108 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 16 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 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
83.6 %
11 % above average
Rank 127 of 649
1,219
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,974
2,361 eligible divisions
672
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
962
48.7 % of votes cast
547
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,012
51.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

58
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
67
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
Contributions
248
+109.7 vs Commons average
Rank 80 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
£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,744
15 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
22
7 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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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
No
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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