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Chris McDonald vs Alison McGovern

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


Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Alison McGovern voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 7 different votes 347 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
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
44 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
44 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

77.4%
5% above average
Rank 259 of 650
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 650
492
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,702
2,422 eligible divisions
243
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.4% of votes cast
249
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
759
44.6% of votes cast
12
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

95
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
Appearances
78
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
415
+247.9 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
Contributions
571
+403.9 vs Commons average
Rank 20 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
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
71 of 82 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API