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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 949 shared comparable votes.

946 same votes 3 different votes 949 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
92 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 142 shared votes
92 Aye 50 No
67 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
67 Aye 37 No
50 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 85 shared votes
50 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 49 shared votes
16 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 29 No
Trade 96% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
92 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 142 shared votes
92 Aye 50 No
67 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
67 Aye 37 No
50 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 85 shared votes
50 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 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
56.2 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 649
1,303
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,328
2,361 eligible divisions
747
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
798
60.1 % of votes cast
556
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
530
39.9 % of votes cast
19
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
31
-107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
Contributions
558
+419.7 vs Commons average
Rank 15 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 43 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#5
Trade
63 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Mr Clarke's motion C (Customs Union) 1 Apr 2019
Trade
Aye
No rebel
Jeremy Corbyn's motion K (Labour's alternative plan) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
Mr Clarke's motion J (Customs union) 27 Mar 2019
Trade
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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