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Blair McDougall vs Chris Ward

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


Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and Chris Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 4 different votes 344 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
44 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
44 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
44 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

72.9%
1% above average
Rank 358 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
460
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
233
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
227
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% of votes cast
14
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
345
+180.4 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 650
Contributions
236
+71.4 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API