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How Douglas McAllister votes

Douglas McAllister voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 239 votes, they went the other way.

What does this mean?

Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained

Recent votes

DateVoteThey votedCompared with party
11 SepEnd of life for terminally ill adults: the first main voteAgainstFree vote
11 SepA vote to end a debateAgainstFree vote
10 SepSocial housing: an attempt to block itAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party

See every vote on Parliament’s site

Declared interests

MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.

Douglas McAllister has 5 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
MiscellaneousA trusteeship, and Chair of Board, with a newly formed local charitable trust, Dalmuir Community Golf Course, a SCIO. This is an unpaid role.14 Jul 2025
MiscellaneousNon practising Solicitor (qualified in Scotland).31 Jul 2024
MiscellaneousBoard of West Dunbartonshire Citizens' Advice Bureau. This is an unpaid role.31 Jul 2024
MiscellaneousBoard member and trustee, Flourishing Faifley charity. This is an unpaid role.31 Jul 2024
MiscellaneousChair of Clydebank & Milngavie CLP. This is an unpaid role.31 Jul 2024

Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page

Questions

MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.

Douglas McAllister asked 29 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department of Health and Social Care6
Home Office3
Department for Business and Trade3
Department for Work and Pensions3
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office2

Latest questions

28 Aug 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Not answered yet
6 Jul 2026 · to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 10 Jul 2026
2 Jul 2026 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 8 Jul 2026
26 Jun 2026 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 6 Jul 2026
29 May 2026 · to the Treasury
Answered 8 Jun 2026

Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026

Expenses

MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.

PAID IN 2025-26
£24,714
Office costs · claims for running an office£21,913
Staffing · claims relating to staff£2,268
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£533

47 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.

Costs depend on many things, such as where an MP’s area is, what premises and staff they need, and whether they joined or left part-way through the year. This page does not say whether any amount is right or wrong. It covers the claims in IPSA’s individual business costs file, so it is not the full cost of an MP’s office.

Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data

Election result and area

Douglas McAllister represents West Dunbartonshire. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Douglas McAllister

Labour

MAJORITY
6,010

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
57%

of people who could vote did

Douglas McAllister won with 49% of the votes, and Martin Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party) came second with 34%.

Votes for each party

Labour49% · 19,312
Scottish National Party34% · 13,302
Reform UK7% · 2,770
Scottish Green Party4% · 1,496
Conservative4% · 1,474
Liberal Democrat2% · 839
Everyone else1% · 391
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Douglas McAllisterLabour19,31248.8%
Martin Docherty-HughesScottish National Party13,30233.6%
David SmithReform UK2,7707.0%
Paula BakerScottish Green Party1,4963.8%
Maurice CorryConservative1,4743.7%
Paul KennedyLiberal Democrat8392.1%
Andrew MuirScottish Family Party3180.8%
Kelly WilsonSovereignty730.2%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£737 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
4.0%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

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Has this changed over time? 90%95%100%Oct 25Sep 26
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Source: Commons Votes API

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