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Peter Fortune vs Chris McDonald

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

Photograph of Peter Fortune
Peter Fortune
Con Bromley and Biggin Hill
vs
Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Peter Fortune and Chris McDonald voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 313 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
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
53 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
53 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

72.2%
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
188
44.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
48.8% of votes cast
238
55.9% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.2% of votes cast
2
0.5% 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

123
+39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
Appearances
93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
148
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
406
+260.3 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£180,830
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£180,830
20% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
4
4 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Crime / Justice
50 of 62 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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