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Chris McDonald vs Dr Allison Gardner

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

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Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North
vs
Photograph of Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 391 shared comparable votes.

391 same votes 0 different votes 391 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
52 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
52 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
52 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 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
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 89 of 649
457
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
503
590 eligible divisions
223
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
49.3% of votes cast
234
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.7% of votes cast
12
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Appearances
70
-12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 649
405
+261.5 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649
Contributions
114
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 292 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Housing
31 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
Closure motion 11 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 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
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