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Chris McDonald vs Ben Coleman

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


Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Ben Coleman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 0 different votes 337 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
41 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
41 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
41 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 239 of 649
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 380 of 649
450
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
575 eligible divisions
223
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
54.6 % of votes cast
227
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
188
45.4 % of votes cast
10
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
+15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
43
-35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
406
+267.4 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
68
-70.6 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£186,638
18 % below average
5
3 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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#3
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#5
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API