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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Patricia Ferguson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

297 same votes 2 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
38 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 92% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
38 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

55.4%
17% below average
Rank 603 of 650
Participation
79.2%
7% above average
Rank 216 of 650
1,338
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
500
631 eligible divisions
759
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
254
50.8% of votes cast
579
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
246
49.2% of votes cast
21
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.6% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Appearances
110
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650
50
-114.6 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
Contributions
153
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29% above average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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 212 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Transport
66 of 98 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 82 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API