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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Dame Siobhain McDonagh

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
vs
Photograph of Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Lab Mitcham and Morden

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Dame Siobhain McDonagh voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 228 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 203 different votes 228 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
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 2 No
Housing 13% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
0 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
12 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

69.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 439 of 650
Participation
55.1 %
18 % below average
Rank 605 of 650
391
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,294
2,349 eligible divisions
201
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
741
57.3 % of votes cast
190
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
553
42.7 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

155
+84.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Appearances
30
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 650
184
+58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650
Contributions
29
-96.8 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,669
29 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
147 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Education
63 of 95 votes
Education
42 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Trade
57 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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