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Liz Twist vs Chris McDonald

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

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 414 shared comparable votes.

414 same votes 0 different votes 414 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
47 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
47 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
47 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 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

84.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 110 of 650
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 650
1,765
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
558 eligible divisions
964
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
49.4 % of votes cast
801
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
223
50.6 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
88
+17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 650
130
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Contributions
383
+258.2 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
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
68 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
51 of 54 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 33 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Migration
147 of 161 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 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API