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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Lab Mitcham and Morden
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 940 shared comparable votes.

778 same votes 162 different votes 940 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
16 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
16 Aye 36 No
89 Aye 45 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 134 shared votes
86 Aye 48 No
19 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 95% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 31 No
Trade 94% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 33% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 19 No
Education 48% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 55% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
87 Aye 40 No
Tax 65% aligned 127 shared votes
75 Aye 52 No
51 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 73% aligned 101 shared votes
50 Aye 51 No

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

Voting record

55.1 %
18 % below average
Rank 608 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,273
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
734
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
539
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
19
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

27
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
27
-80.9 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 648
Contributions
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
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
191 of 211 votes
Education
63 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Trade
57 of 88 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Transport
56 of 87 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 16 4 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM: motion to insist Commons Amendment 52 14 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Aye
Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM: motion to insist Commons Amendment 32 14 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: Amendment 288 11 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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