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Blair McDougall vs Dan Carden

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 Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and Dan Carden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 262 shared comparable votes.

262 same votes 0 different votes 262 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
46 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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 372 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 649
427
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,121 eligible divisions
217
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
808
55.3% of votes cast
210
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
652
44.7% of votes cast
14
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

53
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
Appearances
26
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650
309
+161.3 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650
Contributions
37
-110.7 vs Commons average
Rank 561 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
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18% below average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32% above average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
16
5 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API