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Blair McDougall vs Dame Caroline Dinenage

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 Dame Caroline Dinenage
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Con Gosport

Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and Dame Caroline Dinenage voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 247 different votes 253 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
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
38 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
31 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
31 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 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
77.8 %
5 % above average
Rank 250 of 650
406
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,828
2,349 eligible divisions
210
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
48.8 % of votes cast
196
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
936
51.2 % of votes cast
12
3.0 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

39
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
Appearances
60
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
208
+82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
Contributions
73
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 386 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
£2,521,725
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£285,728
26 % above average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 89 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes
#3
Migration
148 of 169 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
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: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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