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Mr Angus MacDonald vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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 Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Mr Angus MacDonald and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 224 shared comparable votes.

180 same votes 44 different votes 224 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
18 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
18 Aye 37 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 95% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 64% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 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 583 of 650
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 423 of 650
332
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,655
2,349 eligible divisions
176
53.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
768
46.4 % of votes cast
156
47.0 % of votes cast
No votes
887
53.6 % of votes cast
12
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

50
-21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
Appearances
53
-18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
70
-56.2 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
63
-63.2 vs Commons average
Rank 425 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£194,347
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
0
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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#5
Education
72 of 95 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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 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
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