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Andy McDonald vs Douglas McAllister

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Douglas McAllister
Douglas McAllister
Lab West Dunbartonshire

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Douglas McAllister voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 497 shared comparable votes.

484 same votes 13 different votes 497 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
56 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
56 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 81% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 97% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

75.8%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 650
Participation
88.8%
17% above average
Rank 32 of 650
1,836
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
565
636 eligible divisions
1,018
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
280
49.6% of votes cast
818
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
285
50.4% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.0% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

102
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Appearances
127
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
141
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Contributions
154
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£142,257
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£142,257
37% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 32 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
63 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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