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Blair McDougall vs James Wild

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 Wild
James Wild
Con North West Norfolk

Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and James Wild voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 287 different votes 292 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
31 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
31 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
3 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 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
86.3 %
14 % above average
Rank 74 of 650
406
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,407
1,631 eligible divisions
210
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
699
49.7 % of votes cast
196
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
708
50.3 % of votes cast
12
3.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

39
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
Appearances
119
+48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
208
+82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
Contributions
229
+103.2 vs Commons average
Rank 75 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
£985,585
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£228,734
1 % above average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
49 of 51 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 69 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 65 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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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