Portrait of Douglas McAllister

Douglas McAllister

Labour Sitting MP

MP for West Dunbartonshire · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: douglas.mcallister.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

45 Kilbowie Road, Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, G81 1BL

Tel: 0141 286 0290

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
88.8%
560 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
61 meetings attended
Debate contributions
231
in the 7 year window
Written questions
36
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Douglas McAllister is the Labour MP for West Dunbartonshire, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
West Dunbartonshire4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
88.8%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
560

31st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Douglas McAllister voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 76.7%76.7%2025: 89.4%89.4%2026: 91.5%91.5%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236216 91.5%
2025322288 89.4%
20247356 76.7%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631560 88.8%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
231
Written questions
36
Oral questions
42
Early day motions
26
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
61

joint 558th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Douglas McAllister: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0132538502024: 2220242025: 8820252026: 26262026
Oral questions per year
Douglas McAllister: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year061319252024: 5520242025: 151520252026: 22222026
Early day motions per year
Douglas McAllister: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 0020242025: 8820252026: 18182026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 104 74 26 22 18 0 0
2025 97 80 8 15 8 0 0
2024 30 23 2 5 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Scottish Affairs Committee Member 28 October 2024 61 of 61 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
231
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
177
distinct debates

424th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Douglas McAllister: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 303020242025: 979720252026: 1041042026
Debates participated in per year
Douglas McAllister: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 232320242025: 808020252026: 74742026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for West Dunbartonshire
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Scottish Affairs Committee

Constituency: West Dunbartonshire

West Dunbartonshire constituency boundary
Area
177.3 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 6,010
Electorate
69,074 · turnout 57.3%
Postcode areas
G13, G14, G60, G63, G81, G82, G83

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.