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Chris McDonald vs Victoria Atkins

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 Victoria Atkins
Victoria Atkins
Con Louth and Horncastle

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Victoria Atkins voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 260 different votes 263 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
50 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
30 Aye 50 No
18 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
30 Aye 50 No
18 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 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 239 of 649
Participation
81.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 176 of 649
450
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,918
2,361 eligible divisions
223
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
925
48.2 % of votes cast
227
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
993
51.8 % of votes cast
10
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

95
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Appearances
20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 650
408
+269.7 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Contributions
32
-106.3 vs Commons average
Rank 559 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
£1,703,387
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£241,610
7 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
204 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#5
Energy
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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