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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Alan Strickland

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

Photograph of Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Lab Mitcham and Morden
vs
Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Alan Strickland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

304 same votes 0 different votes 304 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
34 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

55.2 %
18 % below average
Rank 604 of 649
Participation
88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 43 of 649
1,303
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
575 eligible divisions
747
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
259
51.1 % of votes cast
556
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
248
48.9 % of votes cast
19
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Appearances
32
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
31
-107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
Contributions
35
-103.3 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,611
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,611
23 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
9
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

Brexit / EU
147 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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