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Alan Strickland vs Blair McDougall

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
vs
Photograph of Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Blair McDougall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 376 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 0 different votes 376 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
49 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

88.0 %
15 % above average
Rank 44 of 649
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 649
500
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
409
568 eligible divisions
256
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
213
52.1 % of votes cast
244
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
196
47.9 % of votes cast
10
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 649
Appearances
45
-29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
32
-100.7 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 649
Contributions
222
+89.3 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£174,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Transport
24 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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