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Joe Robertson vs Dame Siobhain McDonagh

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Lab Mitcham and Morden

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Dame Siobhain McDonagh voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

16 same votes 253 different votes 269 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
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 8 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 649
Participation
55.2%
17% below average
Rank 606 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,312
2,376 eligible divisions
201
45.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
749
57.1% of votes cast
243
54.7% of votes cast
No votes
563
42.9% of votes cast
3
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

163
+80.7 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Appearances
39
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 649
289
+145.5 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649
Contributions
33
-110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27% below average
Latest expenses
£292,669
29% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Housing
28 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
147 of 211 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Education
64 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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