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Blair McDougall vs Melanie Ward

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 Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 0 different votes 337 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 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
48 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
48 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.4%
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
Participation
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
427
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
217
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
210
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
14
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Appearances
68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650
307
+161.3 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 650
Contributions
93
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 362 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
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18% below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API