Chris McDonald

Chris McDonald

Constituency: Stockton North

Party: Labour (Co-op)

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Synopsis

Chris McDonald is the Labour MP for Stockton North, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government posts of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero), and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade).

Chris McDonald, the Labour (Co-op) MP for Stockton North, was elected to the current parliament on 4 July 2024 and is therefore a new Member. He has cast 270 votes from 575 eligible divisions, representing a participation rate of 46.96% and ranking him 374th overall and 264th within his party for voting activity. However, he has made 831 debate contributions across 212 debates, ranking him 128th overall and notably 77th within his cohort of MPs elected in 2024 for debate participation, demonstrating a substantial divergence between his relatively low voting participation and his significantly higher engagement in parliamentary debates. His debate contributions have focused primarily on Trade and Industry, Economy and Finance, and Energy and Utilities.

Summary generated on 21/07/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

270 / 575

46.96%

Ranked #375 of 654 MPs (43th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

212 / 11092

831 total contributions

Ranked #129 of 654 MPs (80th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

10

£52,659.61

£

Ranked #137 of 654 MPs (79th percentile)