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Mr Angus MacDonald vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Mr Angus MacDonald and Peter Dowd voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 230 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 202 different votes 230 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
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 60% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 4% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 37 No
Tax 5% aligned 63 shared votes
40 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

59.1 %
14 % below average
Rank 581 of 649
Participation
69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 446 of 649
340
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
179
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
915
56.0 % of votes cast
161
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
718
44.0 % of votes cast
12
3.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Appearances
41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
79
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Contributions
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£194,347
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye rebel
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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