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Blair McDougall vs Derek Twigg

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


Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and Derek Twigg voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

302 same votes 5 different votes 307 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
47 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
47 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 4 No
Benefits 82% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
47 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
47 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 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

73.1%
1% above average
Rank 349 of 650
Participation
58.3%
14% below average
Rank 584 of 650
465
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,412
2,422 eligible divisions
236
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
57.7% of votes cast
229
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
597
42.3% of votes cast
14
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

71
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Appearances
59
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650
346
+178.9 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650
Contributions
47
-120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 548 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
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18% below average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
Housing
28 of 33 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Benefits
26 of 32 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API