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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 358 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 0 different votes 358 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 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
46 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
46 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 649
Participation
85.7 %
13 % above average
Rank 84 of 649
409
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
487
568 eligible divisions
213
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
50.1 % of votes cast
196
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
243
49.9 % of votes cast
12
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 649
Appearances
60
-15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
222
+88.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 649
Contributions
102
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 296 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#5
Housing
30 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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