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Mr Angus MacDonald vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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 Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Mr Angus MacDonald and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 71% of the time, based on 135 shared comparable votes.

96 same votes 39 different votes 135 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
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
13 Aye 13 No
Tax 92% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
1 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 92% aligned 13 shared votes
0 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 7 No
Education 92% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 4 No
Defence 86% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Energy 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 5 No
Housing 40% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 73% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 10 No
Benefits 75% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

59.3 %
13 % below average
Rank 580 of 649
Participation
63.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 538 of 649
340
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,490
2,359 eligible divisions
179
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
716
48.1 % of votes cast
161
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
774
51.9 % of votes cast
12
3.5 % of votes cast
Against party
39
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

53
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 649
Appearances
70
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
75
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 649
Contributions
80
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£194,347
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£194,347
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
20
6 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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