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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Mr Angus MacDonald

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


Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Mr Angus MacDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

307 same votes 3 different votes 310 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
25 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
25 Aye 40 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
25 Aye 40 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 456 of 649
Participation
59.1 %
14 % below average
Rank 581 of 649
394
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
340
575 eligible divisions
203
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
179
52.6 % of votes cast
191
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
161
47.4 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
12
3.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
196
+57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Contributions
79
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,347
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,347
14 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
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

#1
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Education
43 of 50 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
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Voting source Commons Votes API