At a glanceDouglas McAllister is a Labour MP for West Dunbartonshire, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 507 votes in Commons divisions (88% attendance), tabled 34 written questions and registered 5 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Douglas McAllister did not vote in 68. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Scottish Affairs Committee Committee since 28 Oct 2024
- Labour Party since 4 Jul 2024
- West Dunbartonshire Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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David Williams
Labour
100.0% · 448 of 448 shared votes
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Ms Julie Minns
Labour
100.0% · 446 of 446 shared votes
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Paulette Hamilton
Labour
100.0% · 439 of 439 shared votes
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Rushanara Ali
Labour
100.0% · 436 of 436 shared votes
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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Labour
100.0% · 435 of 435 shared votes
Votes least like
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Victoria Atkins
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 296 shared votes
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George Freeman
Conservative
1.1% · 3 of 269 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
1.3% · 4 of 307 shared votes
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Kit Malthouse
Conservative
1.5% · 6 of 392 shared votes
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Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Conservative
1.7% · 7 of 409 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Miscellaneous5
- A trusteeship, and Chair of Board, with a newly formed local charitable trust, Dalmuir Community Golf Course, a SCIO. This is an unpaid role. (registered 14 Jul 2025)
- Chair of Clydebank & Milngavie CLP. This is an unpaid role. (registered 31 Jul 2024)
- Board of West Dunbartonshire Citizens' Advice Bureau. This is an unpaid role. (registered 31 Jul 2024)
- Board member and trustee, Flourishing Faifley charity. This is an unpaid role. (registered 31 Jul 2024)
- Non practising Solicitor (qualified in Scotland). (registered 31 Jul 2024)
Written questions
Jagtar Singh Johal
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department’s policies on UK -India trade discussions of the continued detention of British national Jagtar
Answer · 10 Jul 2026
We continue to press for progress and for a swift resolution on Mr Johal's case, as discussed by the Foreign Secretary with her Indian counterpart on 4 June. These and other consular matters are raised on an ongoing basis, with no reference to discussions...
Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made in considering options for redress for patients affected by valproate and pelvic mesh, and when he expects to set out next steps in response to the Hughes Repo
Answer · 8 Jul 2026
The Government extends its deepest sympathies to all those affected by pelvic mesh, and recognises the profound, life‑changing impact these harms have had on individuals and their families. We know that for many, the consequences are ongoing and deeply fe...
Phlebotomy: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of phlebotomy workforce shortages on access to urgent Full Blood Count testing.
Answer · 6 Jul 2026
No such assessment has been made.We expect all National Health Services, and those contracted to carry out NHS services, to ensure they have sufficient workforce, including the required skill mix, to provide those services.The Government is committed to p...
Golf: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether children's meals served on the premises of golf clubs and golf ranges from a dedicated children's menu will qualify for the temporary reduced rate of VAT under the Great British Summer Savings scheme.
Answer · 8 Jun 2026
From 25 June to 1 September the Government is introducing a temporary reduced rate of VAT on children's menu meals and eligible family attractions. The reduced rate applies to the supply of children’s meals from a children’s menu as part of catering servi...
Golf: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether adventure golf venues and golf driving ranges offering family or children's tickets will be eligible for the temporary reduced rate of VAT under the Great British Summer Savings scheme; and whether she plans
Answer · 8 Jun 2026
From 25 June to 1 September the Government is introducing a temporary reduced rate of VAT on children's menu meals and eligible family attractions. The reduced rate applies to the supply of children’s meals from a children’s menu as part of catering servi...
Defence: Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve skills in the defence workforce.
Answer · 1 Jun 2026
Alongside the Defence Industrial Strategy, we announced a £182 million skills package, encompassing a range of initiatives to increase skills across the UK. This includes launching five Defence Technical Excellence Colleges across England and our intentio...
India: Sikhs
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations with her Indian counterpart on reports of extrajudicial killings of Sikhs and human-rights violations in Punjab, including allegations of
Answer · 26 May 2026
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 9 March in response to Question 117992.
Violent and Sex Offender Register
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of DBS and PVG systems in identifying registered sex offenders who have changed their name; and what plans she has to introduce further measures to pr
Answer · 20 May 2026
The system for managing sex offenders and those that pose a risk of sexual harm is a crucial part of preventing sexual violence and delivering the Government’s mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade.Registered sex offenders (RSOs) a...
Early day motions
| 15 Jul 2026 | Yoker Athletic Football Club's 140th anniversary | 4 sig. |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Kirsteen Allison MBE | 3 sig. |
| 18 Jun 2026 | West Dunbartonshire Schools Golf Championship | 4 sig. |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Gemma McGunnigle | 3 sig. |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Clydebank High School: UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools Silver Award | 4 sig. |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Carleith Primary School and Early Learning and Childcare Centre inspection sucess | 4 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
15 Jul 2026 City Region Deals
West Dunbartonshire is one of eight local authorities that make up the Glasgow city region deal. The local authority is delivering an ambitious project to create a major industrial and commercial development on the former ExxonMobil termin…
15 Jul 2026 City Region Deals
12. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of city region deals in Scotland.
9 Jul 2026 Israeli Settlements: Trade Ban
I agree entirely with my hon. Friend. I am sure his point has not been lost on the Minister, and we await with great anticipation what he will say from the Dispatch Box. Madam Deputy Speaker, I will conclude. Trade with these settlement…
9 Jul 2026 Israeli Settlements: Trade Ban
Yes, I agree entirely with my hon. Friend, who makes a very good point. I think all hon. Members in the House have had the same volume of correspondence from our constituents, emphasising the strength of feeling up and down the United King…
9 Jul 2026 Israeli Settlements: Trade Ban
For my constituents in West Dunbartonshire, a community geographically far removed from Palestine, the horrific injustice being inflicted on the Palestinian people resonates deeply. They look at the systematic confiscation of Palestinian l…
8 Jul 2026 Engagements
Q6. This week marks the second anniversary of our Labour Government. Two years on, my constituents enjoy greater rights at work, and thousands of workers are now better off, thanks to increases in the national minimum wage. Thousands of…
6 Jul 2026 Civil Service Pensions
I thank the Minister for his statement and I appreciate all the Government’s work to resolve this inherited issue. However, the system is inadequate, and it is causing serious problems for many in my constituency, which has a higher than …
1 Jul 2026 Coastguard Volunteers: Remuneration and HMRC Guidance
I am concerned that the small allowance for coastguards, to which my hon. Friend refers, is what prevents public service from becoming a personal financial penalty; by removing that, we risk making it significantly harder to recruit and re…
30 Jun 2026 Defence Investment Plan
I am presuming that everything we do now, including spending on defence, will help clear the pathway to a re-industrialised nation. I understand that rewiring Britain involves ensuring parity between academic and technical career routes. D…
24 Jun 2026 Child Poverty
We know that the attainment gap holds back children who grow up in poverty. The gap reached its highest levels under the Tories, and in Scotland the SNP has failed to close it. Does the Minister agree that it is shameful that the Tories’ o…
24 Jun 2026 Child Poverty
10. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce inequalities experienced by children in poverty.
18 Jun 2026 Places of Worship Renewal Fund
While the UK Labour Government introduced a £92 million fund for places of worship in England, the scheme does not apply to Scottish parishes now that it has gone from being a VAT rebate to a capital grant. The Scottish Government received…
18 Jun 2026 Places of Worship Renewal Fund
5. How parishes can apply for the places of worship renewal fund.
16 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
I thank the Foreign Secretary for raising the case of my constituent Jagtar Singh Johal during her recent visit to India. Will she update the House on whether her discussions were positive? Are we any closer to securing Jagtar’s release an…
11 Jun 2026 Clean Power by 2030
I was interested to hear the hon. Member say that the Scottish Government have proposed increasing the recommended voluntary community benefit for onshore wind projects to £6,000 per megawatt. That seems a derisory uplift given that, as he…
10 Jun 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026
I appreciate the hon. Member’s intervention, and his point is well made. Glasgow saved the games and we had to use the infrastructure that was there. Perhaps when he secures a future games for Strangford, they will highlight shooting and b…
10 Jun 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow West (Patricia Ferguson) on securing the debate. As colleagues have rehearsed very well, with her wealth of knowledge and her ex…
8 Jun 2026 Unite the Kingdom Rally: Policing
What happens in our capital city has a knock-on effect across our entire country. My West Dunbartonshire constituent, Lindsey, contacted me to express her deep concern and shock at the abhorrent displays at the Unite the Kingdom rally. Par…
8 Jun 2026 Unite the Kingdom Rally: Policing
2. What discussions she has had with the Metropolitan police on the policing of the Unite the Kingdom rally on 16 May 2026.
4 Jun 2026 Business of the House
Our Foreign Secretary is in India today for talks with her Indian counterpart, Mr Jaishankar. My West Dunbartonshire constituent Jagtar Singh Johal has spent more than eight and a half years in arbitrary detention in an Indian prison. On 2…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Public Office (Accountability) Bill 12 Nov 2025 – 4 Dec 2025
Expenses
Contact & offices
0141 286 0290
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
45 Kilbowie Road, Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, G81 1BL
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Douglas McAllister, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Douglas McAllister?
Douglas McAllister is a Member of Parliament representing West Dunbartonshire in the House of Commons. See Douglas McAllister's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Douglas McAllister represent?
Douglas McAllister sits as Labour. See Douglas McAllister's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Douglas McAllister represent?
Douglas McAllister is the Member of Parliament for West Dunbartonshire. See Douglas McAllister's official Parliament profile.
How long has Douglas McAllister been an MP?
Douglas McAllister has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Douglas McAllister's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Douglas McAllister?
Douglas McAllister has 5 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Douglas McAllister's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 27 Jul 2026.