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Blair McDougall vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and Esther McVey voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 183 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 179 different votes 183 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
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
29 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 649
Participation
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 519 of 649
413
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,364
2,106 eligible divisions
216
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
624
45.7 % of votes cast
197
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
740
54.3 % of votes cast
12
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

49
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
Appearances
104
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
263
+124.7 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 650
Contributions
145
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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