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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Ian Byrne voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 716 shared comparable votes.

696 same votes 20 different votes 716 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
57 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
57 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 16 No
Benefits 77% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
51 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 92 shared votes
49 Aye 43 No
14 Aye 11 No
Housing 96% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 97% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 36 No
Migration 98% aligned 56 shared votes
19 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

55.3%
17% below average
Rank 603 of 650
Participation
72.5%
same as average
Rank 367 of 650
1,340
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,704 eligible divisions
760
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
54.6% of votes cast
580
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.4% of votes cast
21
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

45
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Appearances
63
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
52
-114.4 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 650
Contributions
111
-55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Transport
66 of 98 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 82 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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