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Blair McDougall vs Laurence Turner

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 Laurence Turner
Laurence Turner
Lab Birmingham Northfield

Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and Laurence Turner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 378 shared comparable votes.

378 same votes 0 different votes 378 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
46 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
46 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
46 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 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
87.7 %
15 % above average
Rank 51 of 649
413
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
575 eligible divisions
216
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
254
50.4 % of votes cast
197
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
250
49.6 % of votes cast
12
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4 % 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
88
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650
263
+124.7 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 650
Contributions
150
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 178 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
£166,730
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£166,730
26 % below average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
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