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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 178 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 174 different votes 178 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
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 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
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 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
6 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 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 381 of 650
Participation
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 650
406
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,356
2,094 eligible divisions
210
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
621
45.8 % of votes cast
196
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
735
54.2 % of votes cast
12
3.0 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

39
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
Appearances
90
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
208
+82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
Contributions
111
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 234 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
32 of 37 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 85 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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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