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Mr Angus MacDonald vs Esther McVey

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

Photograph of Mr Angus MacDonald
Mr Angus MacDonald
LD Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
vs
Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Mr Angus MacDonald and Esther McVey voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 159 shared comparable votes.

130 same votes 29 different votes 159 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
12 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 94% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 93% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 56% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Housing 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

59.0 %
14 % below average
Rank 584 of 650
Participation
64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 522 of 650
329
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,352
2,089 eligible divisions
173
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
45.8 % of votes cast
156
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
733
54.2 % of votes cast
12
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

47
-23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Appearances
92
+21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
69
-55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
114
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,347
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£194,347
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 85 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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