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Mark Sewards vs Chris McDonald

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


Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Chris McDonald voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 391 shared comparable votes.

385 same votes 6 different votes 391 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
54 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

77.2%
5% above average
Rank 261 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 650
491
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
636 eligible divisions
235
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
49.4% of votes cast
256
52.1% 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

201
+104.9 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 650
Appearances
95
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
212
+44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
Contributions
415
+247.8 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
6
2 registered categories
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API