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Mark Sewards vs Dame Siobhain McDonagh

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


Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Dame Siobhain McDonagh voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

281 same votes 9 different votes 290 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
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

77.2%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 650
Participation
55.3%
17% below average
Rank 603 of 650
491
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,340
2,422 eligible divisions
235
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
760
56.7% of votes cast
256
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
580
43.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

202
+105.0 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
Appearances
45
-52.0 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 650
213
+43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
Contributions
52
-117.2 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£292,669
29% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
147 of 212 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Transport
66 of 98 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
55 of 82 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Education
64 of 96 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API