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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs David Smith

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


Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and David Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 260 shared comparable votes.

259 same votes 1 different votes 260 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
16 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
13 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

55.2%
17% below average
Rank 606 of 649
Participation
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
1,312
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
590 eligible divisions
749
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
202
49.1% of votes cast
563
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
209
50.9% of votes cast
21
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.9% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650
Appearances
76
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
33
-114.7 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 650
Contributions
102
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29% above average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API