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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Chris McDonald

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

Photograph of Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow
vs
Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 1 different votes 318 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
48 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
48 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 91% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
48 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
48 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

71.5%
1% below average
Rank 390 of 649
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
422
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
225
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
48.8% of votes cast
197
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.2% of votes cast
16
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Appearances
93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
93
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 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

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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 32 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API