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Chris Law vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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 Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 845 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 788 different votes 845 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
7 Aye 9 No
Energy 25% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
88 Aye 45 No
Tax 15% aligned 133 shared votes
49 Aye 84 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 13% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 80 No
Migration 8% aligned 103 shared votes
72 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 28 No
Trade 0% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 3 No
Education 0% 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

52.5 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 648
Participation
63.8 %
9 % below average
Rank 535 of 648
1,214
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,474
2,312 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
708
48.0 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
766
52.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
39
2.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 648
Appearances
46
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 648
66
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 648
Contributions
50
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
20
6 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 169 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
Transport
61 of 87 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Trade
61 of 88 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 88 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 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
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
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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