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Douglas McAllister vs Dame Caroline Dinenage

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 Dame Caroline Dinenage
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Con Gosport

Voting alignment

Douglas McAllister and Dame Caroline Dinenage voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 290 different votes 298 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
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
41 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
32 Aye 41 No
26 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
32 Aye 41 No
26 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 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 44 of 650
Participation
77.8 %
5 % above average
Rank 250 of 650
497
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,828
2,349 eligible divisions
249
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
48.8 % of votes cast
248
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
936
51.2 % of votes cast
15
3.0 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

102
+31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650
Appearances
60
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
121
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
73
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£142,257
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,521,725
all imported IPSA years
£142,257
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£285,728
26 % above average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Defence
33 of 33 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
148 of 169 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 61 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Football Governance Bills [Lords]: Second Reading 28 Apr 2025
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API