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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 421 shared comparable votes.

421 same votes 0 different votes 421 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
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 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
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 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 254 of 649
Participation
81.7%
9% above average
Rank 164 of 649
457
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,942
2,376 eligible divisions
223
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,067
54.9% of votes cast
234
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
875
45.1% of votes cast
12
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
17
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

93
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 649
Appearances
99
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
406
+260.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649
Contributions
117
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 649

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
6
4 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
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#4
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API