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Chris McDonald vs Rebecca Smith

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
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Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

16 same votes 271 different votes 287 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 2 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
38 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
28 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
28 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
457
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
590 eligible divisions
223
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
47.1% of votes cast
234
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
220
52.9% of votes cast
12
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Appearances
147
+64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
405
+261.5 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649
Contributions
265
+121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 76 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
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
4 of 4 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Tax
88 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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