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Dr Zubir Ahmed vs Chris McDonald

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

Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West
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Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Dr Zubir Ahmed 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
38 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 355 of 649
Participation
78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 239 of 649
421
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
575 eligible divisions
225
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
223
49.6 % of votes cast
196
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
227
50.4 % of votes cast
12
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 649
Appearances
94
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
121
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649
Contributions
406
+266.7 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£243,911
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£243,911
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
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

Migration
12 of 13 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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