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Ms Julie Minns vs Chris McDonald

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

Photograph of Ms Julie Minns
Ms Julie Minns
Lab Carlisle
vs
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Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Ms Julie Minns and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 406 shared comparable votes.

406 same votes 0 different votes 406 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
55 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
55 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
55 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

86.1%
13% above average
Rank 75 of 649
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
263
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
48.8% of votes cast
245
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.2% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

205
+122.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 649
Appearances
92
+9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
227
+83.5 vs Commons average
Rank 101 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

£180,792
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£180,792
20% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
6
3 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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API