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David Davis vs Chris McDonald

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

Photograph of David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington
vs
Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

David Davis and Chris McDonald voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 195 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 193 different votes 195 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
16 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
35 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
35 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 522 of 648
Participation
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 255 of 648
1,501
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
526 eligible divisions
696
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
209
50.9 % of votes cast
805
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
202
49.1 % of votes cast
91
6.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.4 % of votes cast
17 years, 10 months
Since 10 Jul 2008
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 648
Appearances
83
+22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 648
95
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 648
Contributions
285
+176.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£277,187
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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

Brexit / EU
198 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
69 of 88 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Migration
125 of 169 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 17 votes
Defence
43 of 59 votes
#5
Defence
19 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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