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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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 Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 994 shared comparable votes.

990 same votes 4 different votes 994 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
93 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 143 shared votes
93 Aye 50 No
80 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
80 Aye 46 No
52 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
52 Aye 46 No
26 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 27 No
Migration 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 33 No
Trade 96% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
93 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 143 shared votes
93 Aye 50 No
80 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
80 Aye 46 No
52 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
52 Aye 46 No
26 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 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
62.6 %
10 % below average
Rank 551 of 649
1,303
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,477
2,361 eligible divisions
747
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
851
57.6 % of votes cast
556
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
626
42.4 % of votes cast
19
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Appearances
48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
31
-107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
Contributions
413
+274.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 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
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
180 of 211 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
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