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Gareth Snell vs Chris McDonald

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


Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Chris McDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 436 shared comparable votes.

433 same votes 3 different votes 436 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
50 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
50 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
50 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

86.9%
15% above average
Rank 55 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 252 of 650
539
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
620 eligible divisions
263
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.5% of votes cast
276
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
248
51.5% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

202
+110.2 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
Appearances
97
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650
306
+146.5 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 650
Contributions
423
+263.5 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
5
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API