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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Chris Ward

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


Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Chris Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 272 shared comparable votes.

268 same votes 4 different votes 272 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
32 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

55.4%
17% below average
Rank 603 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
1,338
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
759
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
579
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% of votes cast
21
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
50
-114.6 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
Contributions
236
+71.4 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% 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 212 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Transport
66 of 98 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 82 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 47 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API