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Chris McDonald vs Joe Powell

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


Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Joe Powell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 11 different votes 380 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
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
44 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
44 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 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
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 297 of 650
492
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
480
636 eligible divisions
243
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
228
47.5% of votes cast
249
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
252
52.5% of votes cast
12
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
Appearances
117
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
414
+244.8 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
157
-12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 243 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
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
38 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 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