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Marsha De Cordova vs Chris McDonald

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

Photograph of Marsha De Cordova
Marsha De Cordova
Lab Battersea
vs
Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Marsha De Cordova and Chris McDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 195 shared comparable votes.

193 same votes 2 different votes 195 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
21 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 11 No
Benefits 83% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

60.5%
12% below average
Rank 568 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
1,309
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
490
631 eligible divisions
710
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
49.2% of votes cast
599
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
249
50.8% of votes cast
17
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

102
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Appearances
95
+0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
184
+19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Contributions
415
+250.4 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,680,513
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£260,847
15% above average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
155 of 189 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
125 of 163 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 52 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Trade
65 of 90 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Benefits
52 of 75 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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