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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.


Voting alignment

Mr Angus MacDonald and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 238 shared comparable votes.

185 same votes 53 different votes 238 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
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
12 Aye 9 No
Education 90% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 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

59.5%
13% below average
Rank 578 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
351
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
187
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
164
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
15
4.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

55
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 649
Appearances
60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
77
-66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 649
Contributions
66
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£196,056
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£196,056
13% below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
16
4 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
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API