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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Mrs Elsie Blundell

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 Mrs Elsie Blundell
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Lab Heywood and Middleton North

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Mrs Elsie Blundell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

299 same votes 0 different votes 299 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
32 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 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
82.9%
10% above average
Rank 135 of 649
1,312
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
590 eligible divisions
749
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
49.1% of votes cast
563
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
249
50.9% of votes cast
21
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 650
Appearances
66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
33
-112.7 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
Contributions
92
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 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
£161,906
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29% above average
Latest expenses
£161,906
28% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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 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 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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