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John Grady vs Chris McDonald

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

Photograph of John Grady
John Grady
Lab Glasgow East
vs
Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

John Grady and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

380 same votes 0 different votes 380 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
35 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

82.9 %
10 % above average
Rank 140 of 649
Participation
78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 238 of 649
471
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
445
568 eligible divisions
233
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
222
49.9 % of votes cast
238
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
223
50.1 % of votes cast
15
3.2 % 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

57
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
Appearances
93
+19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
76
-54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
Contributions
399
+268.7 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£180,531
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£180,531
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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