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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 731 shared comparable votes.

731 same votes 0 different votes 731 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
53 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
53 Aye 47 No
55 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
55 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 55 shared votes
17 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 18 No
Benefits 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
53 Aye 47 No
55 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
55 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 55 shared votes
17 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 18 No
Benefits 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 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
77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 262 of 648
1,273
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,281
1,648 eligible divisions
734
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
677
52.8 % of votes cast
539
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
604
47.2 % of votes cast
19
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

27
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 648
Appearances
35
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 648
27
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 648
Contributions
46
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
49 of 54 votes
Education
63 of 95 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Trade
57 of 88 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Transport
56 of 87 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 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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