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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Tim Farron

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 Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Tim Farron voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 889 shared comparable votes.

708 same votes 181 different votes 889 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
87 Aye 48 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 135 shared votes
84 Aye 51 No
17 Aye 24 No
Trade 98% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 95% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 34 No
Migration 92% aligned 51 shared votes
17 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 28% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 45% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
67 Aye 32 No
Tax 57% aligned 99 shared votes
56 Aye 43 No
15 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 61% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 65% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 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
63.4 %
10 % below average
Rank 542 of 648
1,273
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,465
2,312 eligible divisions
734
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
798
54.5 % of votes cast
539
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
667
45.5 % of votes cast
19
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

27
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 648
27
-80.9 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 648
Contributions
140
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 131 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
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Education
63 of 95 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
Trade
57 of 88 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Transport
56 of 87 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
No
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
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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