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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 12% of the time, based on 231 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 204 different votes 231 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
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 13% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 2 No
Housing 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
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
14 Aye 14 No
Education 4% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 456 of 649
Participation
55.2 %
18 % below average
Rank 604 of 649
394
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,303
2,361 eligible divisions
203
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
747
57.3 % of votes cast
191
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
556
42.7 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Appearances
36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
196
+57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Contributions
31
-107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
147 of 211 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#3
Education
64 of 96 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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