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Blair McDougall vs James Asser

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 James Asser
James Asser
Lab West Ham and Beckton

Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and James Asser voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 0 different votes 364 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
36 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 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
85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 95 of 650
406
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
480
563 eligible divisions
210
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
247
51.5 % of votes cast
196
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
233
48.5 % of votes cast
12
3.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

39
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
Appearances
34
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
208
+82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
Contributions
44
-81.8 vs Commons average
Rank 504 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
£173,878
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£173,878
23 % below average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API