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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Lucy Powell

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


Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Lucy Powell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,081 shared comparable votes.

1,066 same votes 15 different votes 1,081 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
91 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 138 shared votes
91 Aye 47 No
87 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
87 Aye 50 No
50 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
50 Aye 54 No
37 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
37 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 41 No
Migration 100% aligned 57 shared votes
16 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 30 No
Trade 96% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
91 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 138 shared votes
91 Aye 47 No
87 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
87 Aye 50 No
50 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
50 Aye 54 No

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

Voting record

55.1%
17% below average
Rank 604 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 499 of 650
1,326
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
750
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
889
55.9% of votes cast
576
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
700
44.1% of votes cast
21
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

41
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
Appearances
24
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
38
-116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
Contributions
223
+68.4 vs Commons average
Rank 120 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
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29% above average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 82 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Transport
64 of 96 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API