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Louise Sandher-Jones vs Chris McDonald

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

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Louise Sandher-Jones
Lab North East Derbyshire
vs
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Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Louise Sandher-Jones and Chris McDonald voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 400 shared comparable votes.

389 same votes 11 different votes 400 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
56 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
56 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
56 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

73.6%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 259 of 650
468
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
636 eligible divisions
236
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
49.4% of votes cast
232
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
249
50.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Appearances
94
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
211
+41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
Contributions
414
+244.8 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£179,498
21% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
31 of 33 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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