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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Nick Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,127 shared comparable votes.

1,119 same votes 8 different votes 1,127 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
91 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
91 Aye 57 No
59 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
59 Aye 58 No
71 Aye 35 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 106 shared votes
71 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 65 shared votes
23 Aye 42 No
36 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 32 No
Trade 96% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
91 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
91 Aye 57 No
59 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
59 Aye 58 No
71 Aye 35 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 106 shared votes
71 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 65 shared votes
23 Aye 42 No

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

Voting record

55.1%
17% below average
Rank 604 of 650
Participation
74.8%
2% above average
Rank 317 of 650
1,326
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,405 eligible divisions
750
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.9% of votes cast
576
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
775
43.1% of votes cast
21
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

41
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
Appearances
96
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
38
-116.8 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
Contributions
125
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 290 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29% above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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 212 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 82 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Transport
64 of 96 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 47 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
No rebel
Mr Clarke's motion C (Customs Union) 1 Apr 2019
Trade
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Jeremy Corbyn's motion K (Labour's alternative plan) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
Mr Clarke's motion J (Customs union) 27 Mar 2019
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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