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Chris McDonald vs Joy Morrissey

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 Joy Morrissey
Joy Morrissey
Con Beaconsfield

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Joy Morrissey voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 279 different votes 286 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
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
46 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
28 Aye 46 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
28 Aye 46 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
0 Aye 13 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 238 of 650
Participation
81.2 %
8 % above average
Rank 178 of 650
441
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
1,631 eligible divisions
218
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
653
49.3 % of votes cast
223
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
671
50.7 % of votes cast
10
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

86
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Appearances
65
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
381
+255.2 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650
Contributions
93
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 308 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
£1,341,892
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£297,942
32 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
49 of 51 votes
Defence
30 of 33 votes
#3
Migration
144 of 152 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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