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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
Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Ms Julie Minns and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 0 different votes 390 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
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 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
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 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

85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 85 of 650
Participation
78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 238 of 650
483
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
563 eligible divisions
254
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
49.4 % of votes cast
229
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
223
50.6 % of votes cast
3
0.6 % 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

175
+104.1 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 650
Appearances
86
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
194
+68.2 vs Commons average
Rank 105 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

£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
5
2 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
31 of 31 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 33 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API