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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Sojan Joseph

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 Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

299 same votes 0 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
34 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 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
93.3 %
20 % above average
Rank 10 of 648
1,273
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
526 eligible divisions
734
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
52.1 % of votes cast
539
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
235
47.9 % of votes cast
19
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

27
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 648
Appearances
56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 648
27
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 648
Contributions
71
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 324 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
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30 % below 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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Education
63 of 95 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Trade
57 of 88 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Transport
56 of 87 votes
#5
Transport
21 of 21 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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