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Paul Davies vs Chris McDonald

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


Voting alignment

Paul Davies and Chris McDonald voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 478 shared comparable votes.

467 same votes 11 different votes 478 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
62 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
62 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
62 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
62 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

94.3%
22% above average
Rank 2 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
595
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
490
631 eligible divisions
304
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
49.2% of votes cast
291
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
249
50.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
Appearances
95
+0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
63
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
Contributions
415
+250.4 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,533
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£194,533
14% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Transport
32 of 32 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API