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David Reed vs Douglas McAllister

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

Photograph of David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East
vs
Photograph of Douglas McAllister
Douglas McAllister
Lab West Dunbartonshire

Voting alignment

David Reed and Douglas McAllister voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 273 different votes 296 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 29% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 9 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
Participation
88.3%
16% above average
Rank 41 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
521
590 eligible divisions
188
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
49.3% of votes cast
180
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
264
50.7% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

120
+37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 649
Appearances
110
+27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649
179
+35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Contributions
132
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£195,694
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£142,257
all imported IPSA years
£195,694
13% below average
Latest expenses
£142,257
37% below average
15
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Tax
80 of 112 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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