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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 232 shared comparable votes.

231 same votes 1 different votes 232 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 %
18 % below average
Rank 604 of 649
Participation
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,303
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
575 eligible divisions
747
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2 % of votes cast
556
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8 % of votes cast
19
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
31
-107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 34 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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