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Chris McDonald vs Helen Morgan

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

Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North
vs
Photograph of Helen Morgan
Helen Morgan
LD North Shropshire

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Helen Morgan voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 283 different votes 341 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 78% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 37% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 27 No
Tax 4% aligned 75 shared votes
30 Aye 45 No
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 6% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 6% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 7% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 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
75.9%
3% above average
Rank 293 of 649
450
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
918
1,209 eligible divisions
223
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
472
51.4% of votes cast
227
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
446
48.6% of votes cast
10
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 8 months
Since 16 Dec 2021

Debates

95
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Appearances
167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
408
+269.7 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Contributions
259
+120.7 vs Commons average
Rank 69 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
£902,167
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£304,868
35% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
10
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
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 54 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
28 of 30 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#3
Defence
41 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Education
55 of 64 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#5
Housing
42 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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