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Chris McDonald vs Alex Easton

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 Alex Easton
Alex Easton
Ind North Down

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Alex Easton voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 208 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 179 different votes 208 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 25% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 3 No
Housing 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 21% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
Transport 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 4% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

77.6%
5% above average
Rank 251 of 649
Participation
43.5%
29% below average
Rank 630 of 649
455
586 eligible divisions
Total votes
255
586 eligible divisions
223
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
122
47.8% of votes cast
232
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
133
52.2% of votes cast
10
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Appearances
102
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649
405
+264.5 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649
Contributions
131
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£217,932
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£190,220
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£190,220
16% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Education
27 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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