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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Chris McDonald

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 0 different votes 346 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
25 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 279 of 649
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
1,005
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
48.8% of votes cast
807
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.2% of votes cast
18
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

110
+26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
Appearances
93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
159
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Contributions
406
+260.3 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34% above average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API