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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 431 shared comparable votes.

431 same votes 0 different votes 431 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
49 Aye 30 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
16 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
49 Aye 30 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
16 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

55.1 %
18 % below average
Rank 608 of 648
Participation
75.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 305 of 648
1,273
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
837
1,106 eligible divisions
734
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
418
49.9 % of votes cast
539
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
419
50.1 % of votes cast
19
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

27
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 648
Appearances
37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 648
27
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 648
Contributions
57
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 648

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
0
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
55 of 61 votes
Education
63 of 95 votes
#2
Education
54 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
111 of 124 votes
Trade
57 of 88 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Transport
56 of 87 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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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