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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs James Cartlidge

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 James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and James Cartlidge voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,163 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 1,112 different votes 1,163 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
96 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 146 shared votes
52 Aye 94 No
25 Aye 14 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 39 No
Migration 5% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 10 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 60 No
Tax 0% aligned 163 shared votes
60 Aye 103 No
26 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 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
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
1,303
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
747
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
556
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
19
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
31
-107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
Contributions
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading 12 Oct 2022
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
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