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Blair McDougall vs Alan Strickland

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

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

Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and Alan Strickland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 0 different votes 373 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
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 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
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 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

72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 381 of 650
Participation
88.1 %
15 % above average
Rank 45 of 650
406
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
496
563 eligible divisions
210
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
252
50.8 % of votes cast
196
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
244
49.2 % of votes cast
12
3.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

39
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
Appearances
28
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 650
208
+82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
Contributions
31
-94.8 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650

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

Financials and interests

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

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

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API