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Chris McDonald vs David Taylor

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


Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and David Taylor voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 399 shared comparable votes.

388 same votes 11 different votes 399 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
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 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
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 213 of 650
492
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
505
636 eligible divisions
243
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
256
50.7% of votes cast
249
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
249
49.3% of votes cast
12
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
Appearances
32
-65.0 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650
414
+244.8 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
38
-131.2 vs Commons average
Rank 580 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
£181,421
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£181,421
20% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API