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Catherine Atkinson vs Dame Siobhain McDonagh

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

Photograph of Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North
vs
Photograph of Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Lab Mitcham and Morden

Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Dame Siobhain McDonagh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

299 same votes 0 different votes 299 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
28 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 649
Participation
55.2%
17% below average
Rank 606 of 649
469
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,312
2,376 eligible divisions
240
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
749
57.1% of votes cast
229
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
563
42.9% of votes cast
15
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

90
+6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
Appearances
40
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 650
181
+35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
Contributions
33
-112.7 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8% below average
Latest expenses
£292,669
29% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
147 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Education
64 of 96 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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