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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Carla Lockhart

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
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Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 35% of the time, based on 404 shared comparable votes.

141 same votes 263 different votes 404 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
4 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 50% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 19 No
Transport 48% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 13 No
Trade 44% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
32 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 41% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
39 Aye 14 No
Tax 19% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 20% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 7 No
Migration 25% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 5 No
Education 27% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 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
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,303
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
747
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
556
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
19
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

36
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
31
-107.5 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
Contributions
189
+50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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