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Chris McDonald vs Justin Madders

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 Justin Madders
Justin Madders
Lab Ellesmere Port and Bromborough

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Justin Madders voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 405 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 0 different votes 405 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
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 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
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 170 of 650
441
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,917
2,349 eligible divisions
218
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,059
55.2 % of votes cast
223
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
858
44.8 % of votes cast
10
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

86
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Appearances
79
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
381
+255.2 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650
Contributions
102
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 271 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
£2,078,779
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£299,970
33 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Defence
30 of 33 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#5
Migration
150 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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