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Chris McDonald vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 225 different votes 254 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
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 50% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 8% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 5 No
Energy 7% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
23 Aye 42 No
11 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 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
62.0%
11% below average
Rank 558 of 649
457
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,472
2,376 eligible divisions
223
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
732
49.7% of votes cast
234
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
740
50.3% of votes cast
12
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

91
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 649
Appearances
108
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
405
+262.7 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 649
Contributions
151
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 194 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
195 of 211 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
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