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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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
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Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.

233 same votes 1 different votes 234 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
21 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,312
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
749
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
563
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
21
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 649
Appearances
40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 649
Contributions
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29% above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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