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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Paulette Hamilton

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 Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 457 shared comparable votes.

457 same votes 0 different votes 457 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
49 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
49 Aye 33 No
31 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 45 shared votes
14 Aye 31 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
49 Aye 33 No
31 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 45 shared votes
14 Aye 31 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 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
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 289 of 649
1,303
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
878
1,155 eligible divisions
747
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
433
49.3 % of votes cast
556
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
445
50.7 % of votes cast
19
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
4 years, 5 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
31
-107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
Contributions
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 394 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
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26 % above 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
57 of 63 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#2
Education
55 of 61 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 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 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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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