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Nick Timothy vs Chris McDonald

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

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Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk
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Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Nick Timothy and Chris McDonald voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 277 different votes 292 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
2 Aye 7 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
30 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

69.2%
3% below average
Rank 446 of 649
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
408
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
196
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
48.8% of votes cast
212
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% 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

84
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
Appearances
93
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 649
122
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 649
Contributions
406
+260.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£199,214
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£199,214
12% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
22
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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

Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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