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Blair McDougall vs Dr Scott Arthur

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 Scott Arthur
Dr Scott Arthur
Lab Edinburgh South West

Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and Dr Scott Arthur voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 0 different votes 355 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
43 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
43 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
43 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 382 of 649
Participation
82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 144 of 649
411
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
570 eligible divisions
214
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
233
49.5 % of votes cast
197
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
238
50.5 % of votes cast
12
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649
Appearances
179
+103.3 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 649
222
+87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
Contributions
276
+141.5 vs Commons average
Rank 59 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
£173,383
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£173,383
23 % below average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
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
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
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