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Blair McDougall vs Dr Allison Gardner

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 Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 0 different votes 370 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
46 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
46 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 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
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 89 of 649
427
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
503
590 eligible divisions
217
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
49.3% of votes cast
210
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.7% of votes cast
14
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649
Appearances
73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649
307
+161.1 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649
Contributions
118
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£186,207
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18% below average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% below average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#5
Housing
31 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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