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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 393 shared comparable votes.

393 same votes 0 different votes 393 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 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 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 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 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

88.1%
16% above average
Rank 42 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
520
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
590 eligible divisions
260
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
50.8% of votes cast
260
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
210
49.2% of votes cast
12
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Appearances
52
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649
34
-109.5 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
Contributions
307
+163.5 vs Commons average
Rank 55 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
1
1 registered category
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API