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Chris McDonald vs Jessica Toale

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


Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Jessica Toale voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

387 same votes 6 different votes 393 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
62 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
62 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
62 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
62 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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 257 of 650
Participation
78.3%
6% above average
Rank 237 of 650
492
635 eligible divisions
Total votes
497
635 eligible divisions
243
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
50.7% of votes cast
249
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
245
49.3% of votes cast
12
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
Appearances
132
+35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
415
+247.8 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
Contributions
159
-8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 230 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
£208,947
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£208,947
8% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#4
Education
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API