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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Melanie Ward

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 Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

265 same votes 0 different votes 265 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
28 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 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
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
1,312
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
749
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
563
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
21
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% 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
68
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
33
-114.7 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 650
Contributions
93
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 364 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
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29% above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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 Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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