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Samantha Niblett vs Chris McDonald

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


Voting alignment

Samantha Niblett and Chris McDonald voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 11 different votes 409 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
60 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
60 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
60 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

82.1%
10% above average
Rank 150 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 259 of 650
522
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
636 eligible divisions
255
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
49.4% of votes cast
267
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
249
50.6% 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

112
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650
Appearances
94
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
128
-41.2 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
Contributions
414
+244.8 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£212,260
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£212,260
6% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
1
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
61 of 66 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