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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 758 shared comparable votes.

758 same votes 0 different votes 758 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 55 shared votes
17 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
53 Aye 47 No
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 55 shared votes
17 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 242 of 649
1,303
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,326
1,697 eligible divisions
747
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
692
52.2 % of votes cast
556
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
634
47.8 % of votes cast
19
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
7 years, 4 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Appearances
48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
31
-107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
Contributions
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 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
£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
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
50 of 55 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 68 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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