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Blair McDougall vs Josh Newbury

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire
vs
Photograph of Josh Newbury
Josh Newbury
Lab Cannock Chase

Voting alignment

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

363 same votes 1 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
48 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 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
84.3 %
12 % above average
Rank 108 of 649
413
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
485
575 eligible divisions
216
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
260
53.6 % of votes cast
197
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
225
46.4 % of votes cast
12
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
Appearances
111
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650
263
+124.7 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 650
Contributions
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 215 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
£109,414
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£109,414
52 % 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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
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
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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