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Kit Malthouse vs Chris McDonald

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

Photograph of Kit Malthouse
Kit Malthouse
Con North West Hampshire
vs
Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Kit Malthouse and Chris McDonald voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 336 different votes 343 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
2 Aye 8 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
32 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

86.0%
13% above average
Rank 77 of 649
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
2,044
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
979
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
48.8% of votes cast
1,065
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.2% of votes cast
22
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
Appearances
91
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 649
121
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
Contributions
405
+262.7 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,190,913
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£293,019
30% above average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
5
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

Trade
88 of 91 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
163 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
61 of 66 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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