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Martin McCluskey vs Chris McDonald

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

Photograph of Martin McCluskey
Martin McCluskey
Lab Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
vs
Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Martin McCluskey and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 0 different votes 341 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
46 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
46 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
46 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

77.1%
5% above average
Rank 264 of 649
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
455
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
226
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
48.8% of votes cast
229
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.2% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
315
+169.3 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650
Contributions
406
+260.3 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£140,697
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£140,697
38% 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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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