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Douglas McAllister vs Alan Strickland

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

Photograph of Douglas McAllister
Douglas McAllister
Lab West Dunbartonshire
vs
Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

Voting alignment

Douglas McAllister and Alan Strickland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 472 shared comparable votes.

470 same votes 2 different votes 472 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 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
56 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
56 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
56 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

88.3%
16% above average
Rank 41 of 649
Participation
88.1%
16% above average
Rank 42 of 649
521
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
520
590 eligible divisions
257
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
50.0% of votes cast
264
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.0% of votes cast
17
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Appearances
33
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 539 of 649
131
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 649
Contributions
34
-111.9 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£142,257
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,611
all imported IPSA years
£142,257
37% below average
Latest expenses
£174,611
23% below average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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