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Mike Reader vs Chris McDonald

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

Photograph of Mike Reader
Mike Reader
Lab Northampton South
vs
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Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Mike Reader and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 1 different votes 327 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
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

72.5 %
same as average
Rank 376 of 650
Participation
78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 238 of 650
408
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
563 eligible divisions
217
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
49.4 % of votes cast
191
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
223
50.6 % of votes cast
11
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Appearances
86
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
82
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Contributions
381
+255.2 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£208,618
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£208,618
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4 % below average
17
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 33 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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