Portrait of Dame Siobhain McDonagh

Dame Siobhain McDonagh

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Mitcham and Morden · in Parliament since 1 May 1997

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 4678

Email: mcdonaghs@parliament.uk

Constituency office

1 Crown Road, Morden, SM4 5DD

Tel: 020 8542 4835

Email: siobhain@mmlp.org.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
50.6%
859 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
341 meetings attended
Debate contributions
499
in the 7 year window
Written questions
362
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
2
current

Biography

Dame Siobhain McDonagh is the Labour MP for Mitcham and Morden, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Mitcham and Morden4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Mitcham and Morden6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Mitcham and Morden1 May 19976 May 2010Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour1 May 1997Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Mitcham and Morden
Mitcham and Morden

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)Government2 July 200712 September 2008

Voting participation

Participation rate
50.6%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
859

611th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Dame Siobhain McDonagh voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 48.4%48.4%2021: 74.0%74.0%2022: 31.9%31.9%2023: 28.9%28.9%2024: 48.0%48.0%2025: 57.5%57.5%2026: 64.0%64.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236151 64.0%
2025322185 57.5%
202420096 48.0%
202325674 28.9%
202225180 31.9%
2021242179 74.0%
202019092 48.4%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068483 45.2%
59th631376 59.6%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
499
Written questions
362
Oral questions
19
Early day motions
10
Bills sponsored
5
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
341

joint 229th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Dame Siobhain McDonagh: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05010015020020192020: 696920202021: 393920212022: 484820222023: 676720232024: 13513520242025: 3320252026: 112026
Oral questions per year
Dame Siobhain McDonagh: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 9920202021: 5520212022: 2220222023: 2220232024: 0020242025: 0020252026: 112026
Early day motions per year
Dame Siobhain McDonagh: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.020192020: 1120202021: 1120212022: 3320222023: 5520232024: 0020242025: 0020252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 57 19 1 1 0 0 0
2025 59 30 3 0 0 0 0
2024 76 29 135 0 0 2 0
2023 47 24 67 2 5 1 0
2022 102 40 48 2 3 1 0
2021 67 34 39 5 1 0 0
2020 91 55 69 9 1 1 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Panel of Chairs Member 30 July 2024 – no published attendance
Treasury Committee Member 21 October 2024 323 of 323 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

5 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
499
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
231
distinct debates

239th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Dame Siobhain McDonagh: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year05010015020020192020: 919120202021: 676720212022: 10210220222023: 474720232024: 767620242025: 595920252026: 57572026
Debates participated in per year
Dame Siobhain McDonagh: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 555520202021: 343420212022: 404020222023: 242420232024: 292920242025: 303020252026: 19192026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 1997

    • – Became MP for Mitcham and Morden
    • – Joined Labour
  2. 2007

    • – Appointed: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
  3. 2008

    • – Left role: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
  4. 2010

    • – Became MP for Mitcham and Morden
  5. 2017

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs
  6. 2020

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs
    • – Joined Treasury Committee
  7. 2022

    • – Joined Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations
  8. 2024

    • – Became MP for Mitcham and Morden
    • – Joined Panel of Chairs
    • – Joined Treasury Committee

Constituency: Mitcham and Morden

Mitcham and Morden constituency boundary
Area
18.3 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 18,761
Electorate
77,282 · turnout 58.6%
Postcode areas
CR4, CR7, SM3, SM4, SW16, SW17, SW19, SW20

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.