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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.

Photograph of Dame Siobhain McDonagh
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 82% of the time, based on 953 shared comparable votes.

784 same votes 169 different votes 953 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
30 Aye 19 No
Education 49% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 55% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
87 Aye 43 No
Tax 64% aligned 130 shared votes
78 Aye 52 No
14 Aye 6 No
Energy 65% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 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
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,303
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
747
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
556
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
19
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
31
-107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
Contributions
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 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
£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
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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