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Chris McDonald vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

380 same votes 0 different votes 380 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
49 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
49 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
49 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 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 649
Participation
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 649
445
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,797
2,354 eligible divisions
222
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
56.8 % of votes cast
223
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
776
43.2 % of votes cast
10
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

93
+19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
Appearances
43
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 649
399
+268.7 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 649
Contributions
75
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 389 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 89 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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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