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Chris McDonald vs Alan Mak

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

Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North
vs
Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Alan Mak voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 312 different votes 319 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
19 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 4% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
34 Aye 54 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
34 Aye 54 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 650
Participation
85.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 88 of 650
441
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,007
2,344 eligible divisions
218
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
952
47.4 % of votes cast
223
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,055
52.6 % of votes cast
10
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

88
+17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 650
Appearances
14
-56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
383
+258.2 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 650
Contributions
17
-107.8 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£217,932
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
30
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Defence
30 of 33 votes
#3
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#5
Defence
64 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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