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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Andy McDonald

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 Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Andy McDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,156 shared comparable votes.

1,140 same votes 16 different votes 1,156 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
94 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
94 Aye 56 No
93 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 143 shared votes
93 Aye 50 No
29 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
37 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
37 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 57 shared votes
17 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 16 No
Benefits 88% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 30 No
Trade 96% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 13 No
Housing 96% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
58 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 112 shared votes
57 Aye 55 No

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

Voting record

55.1%
17% below average
Rank 604 of 650
Participation
75.6%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 650
1,326
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,819
2,405 eligible divisions
750
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,006
55.3% of votes cast
576
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
813
44.7% of votes cast
21
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

41
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
Appearances
94
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650
38
-116.8 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
Contributions
132
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 265 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
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29% above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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 212 votes
#1
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 82 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Transport
64 of 96 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
82 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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