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Chris McDonald vs Mark Garnier

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

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Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North
vs
Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Mark Garnier voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 323 different votes 328 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
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
40 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
33 Aye 40 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
33 Aye 40 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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
83.5%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 649
457
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,985
2,376 eligible divisions
223
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
970
48.9% of votes cast
234
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,015
51.1% of votes cast
12
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

93
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 649
Appearances
76
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 649
406
+260.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649
Contributions
123
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 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
£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£260,744
15% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
22
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
210 of 211 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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