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Blair McDougall vs Alicia Kearns

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 Alicia Kearns
Alicia Kearns
Con Rutland and Stamford

Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and Alicia Kearns voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 246 different votes 252 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
2 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
30 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

72.4%
same as average
Rank 369 of 650
Participation
69.9%
2% below average
Rank 431 of 650
437
604 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,169
1,672 eligible divisions
223
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
580
49.6% of votes cast
214
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
589
50.4% of votes cast
14
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
27
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

67
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
143
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 650
350
+198.6 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 650
Contributions
215
+63.6 vs Commons average
Rank 130 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
£1,417,308
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18% below average
Latest expenses
£320,176
42% above average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
3 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
146 of 178 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#5
Housing
44 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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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