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Martin Vickers vs Chris McDonald

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

Photograph of Martin Vickers
Martin Vickers
Con Brigg and Immingham
vs
Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Martin Vickers and Chris McDonald voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 309 different votes 329 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
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
47 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
2 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

85.0%
12% above average
Rank 95 of 649
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
2,019
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
959
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
48.8% of votes cast
1,060
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.2% of votes cast
26
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

155
+72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 649
Appearances
92
+9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
154
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
Contributions
405
+261.5 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,256,309
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£210,269
7% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
8
4 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

Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Migration
160 of 171 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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