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Chris McDonald vs Gareth Thomas

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


Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

307 same votes 10 different votes 317 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
46 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
46 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
46 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 650
492
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,610
2,422 eligible divisions
243
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
909
56.5% of votes cast
249
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
701
43.5% 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
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

94
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
Appearances
52
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
414
+244.8 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
58
-111.2 vs Commons average
Rank 519 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 212 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 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