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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Dr Allison Gardner

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 Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

303 same votes 0 different votes 303 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
33 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 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
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 89 of 649
1,312
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
503
590 eligible divisions
749
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
49.3% of votes cast
563
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.7% of votes cast
21
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.6% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 650
Appearances
73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
33
-112.7 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
Contributions
118
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 283 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29% above average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#5
Housing
31 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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