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Douglas McAllister vs Chris Law

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

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Douglas McAllister
Lab West Dunbartonshire
vs
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Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Douglas McAllister and Chris Law voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 146 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 89 different votes 146 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 0 No
Education 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 57% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 21 No
Tax 14% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
5 Aye 2 No
Energy 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 43% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 57% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 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
51.5%
21% below average
Rank 619 of 649
521
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,223
2,376 eligible divisions
257
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
55.1% of votes cast
264
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
549
44.9% of votes cast
17
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Appearances
57
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649
131
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 649
Contributions
64
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 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
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£142,257
37% below average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53% above average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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