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Chris McDonald vs Keir Mather

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


Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Keir Mather voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 11 different votes 357 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
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 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
73.0%
1% above average
Rank 352 of 650
492
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
615
842 eligible divisions
243
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
297
48.3% of votes cast
249
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
318
51.7% 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
3 years, 3 months
Since 20 Jul 2023

Debates

94
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
Appearances
115
+18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 650
414
+244.8 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
611
+441.8 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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
£451,152
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£306,391
35% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Education
50 of 52 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Transport
31 of 36 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#4
NHS / Health
12 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 35 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