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Darren Jones vs Chris McDonald

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

Photograph of Darren Jones
Darren Jones
Lab Bristol North West
vs
Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Darren Jones and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 197 shared comparable votes.

197 same votes 0 different votes 197 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
28 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

65.3%
7% below average
Rank 516 of 650
Participation
77.6%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 650
1,388
2,126 eligible divisions
Total votes
462
595 eligible divisions
765
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
48.7% of votes cast
623
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
237
51.3% of votes cast
5
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Appearances
93
+7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
599
+450.4 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650
Contributions
406
+257.4 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,991,343
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£327,479
45% above average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
4
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
63 of 70 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 188 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Migration
142 of 163 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 44 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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API