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Freddie van Mierlo vs Douglas McAllister

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

Photograph of Freddie van Mierlo
Freddie van Mierlo
LD Henley and Thame
vs
Photograph of Douglas McAllister
Douglas McAllister
Lab West Dunbartonshire

Voting alignment

Freddie van Mierlo and Douglas McAllister voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 178 different votes 212 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
8 Aye 0 No
Energy 75% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 29% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 2 No
Housing 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 15 No
Education 5% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 15 No
Tax 8% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 5 No
Defence 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

40.9 %
32 % below average
Rank 635 of 649
Participation
88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 46 of 649
235
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
575 eligible divisions
127
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
50.3 % of votes cast
108
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
252
49.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
15
3.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
Appearances
108
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
103
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
Contributions
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£177,310
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£142,257
all imported IPSA years
£177,310
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£142,257
37 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Benefits
19 of 30 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Energy
10 of 20 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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