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Chris McDonald vs Liz Twist

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 Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Liz Twist voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 414 shared comparable votes.

414 same votes 0 different votes 414 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
47 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
47 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
47 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 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
84.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 112 of 650
441
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,770
2,094 eligible divisions
218
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
966
54.6 % of votes cast
223
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
804
45.4 % of votes cast
10
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

86
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Appearances
97
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 650
381
+255.2 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650
Contributions
133
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£305,039
35 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 54 votes
Defence
30 of 33 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#5
Migration
147 of 161 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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Voting source Commons Votes API