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Blair McDougall vs David Smith

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


Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and David Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 2 different votes 339 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
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 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
71.3%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
460
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
631 eligible divisions
233
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
49.3% of votes cast
227
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
228
50.7% of votes cast
14
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.6% 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
96
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
345
+180.4 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 650
Contributions
138
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 277 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18% below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#4
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API