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Alicia Kearns vs Blair McDougall

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

Photograph of Alicia Kearns
Alicia Kearns
Con Rutland and Stamford
vs
Photograph of Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Alicia Kearns and Blair McDougall voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 237 different votes 243 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
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 411 of 649
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 649
1,155
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
409
568 eligible divisions
572
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
213
52.1 % of votes cast
583
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
196
47.9 % of votes cast
25
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.9 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

104
+30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 649
Appearances
41
-32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 649
157
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Contributions
212
+81.7 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,417,308
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£320,176
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18 % below average
12
3 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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#3
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 44 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
#5
Transport
24 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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