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Emma Hardy vs Chris McDonald

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

Photograph of Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
vs
Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Emma Hardy and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 0 different votes 314 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
34 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
34 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
18 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
34 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
18 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

70.6%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 649
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
1,497
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
807
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
48.8% of votes cast
690
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.2% of votes cast
10
0.7% 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

80
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
393
+247.3 vs Commons average
Rank 38 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

£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£312,134
38% above average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
6
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 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
160 of 188 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 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 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
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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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