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Chris McDonald vs George Freeman

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
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George Freeman
Con Mid Norfolk

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and George Freeman voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 231 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 230 different votes 231 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
40 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
22 Aye 40 No
16 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
22 Aye 40 No
16 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
1 Aye 11 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 344 of 649
450
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,734
2,361 eligible divisions
223
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
845
48.7 % of votes cast
227
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
889
51.3 % of votes cast
10
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
27
1.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

94
+16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 649
Appearances
11
-67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 649
406
+267.6 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
20
-118.4 vs Commons average
Rank 599 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
£2,886,193
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£287,402
27 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
185 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
148 of 171 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#5
Energy
54 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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