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Alison Bennett vs Dame Siobhain McDonagh

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

Photograph of Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex
vs
Photograph of Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Lab Mitcham and Morden

Voting alignment

Alison Bennett and Dame Siobhain McDonagh voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 226 different votes 252 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
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 7 No
Benefits 21% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 3% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 385 of 649
Participation
55.2 %
18 % below average
Rank 604 of 649
413
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,303
2,361 eligible divisions
219
53.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
747
57.3 % of votes cast
194
47.0 % of votes cast
No votes
556
42.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

128
+50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Appearances
36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
150
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
Contributions
31
-107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£141,775
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
£141,775
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,669
29 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
147 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#3
Education
64 of 96 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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