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Chris McDonald vs Ashley Dalton

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 Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

304 same votes 0 different votes 304 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
36 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
Participation
63.6%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 649
457
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
590
928 eligible divisions
223
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
46.9% of votes cast
234
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
313
53.1% of votes cast
12
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 8 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Appearances
47
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
406
+260.3 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Contributions
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 310 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
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#4
Trade
15 of 19 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Energy
23 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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