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Blair McDougall vs Mike Reader

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


Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and Mike Reader voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 2 different votes 357 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
46 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
46 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

72.9%
1% above average
Rank 358 of 650
Participation
74.0%
2% above average
Rank 329 of 650
460
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
631 eligible divisions
233
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
52.0% of votes cast
227
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
224
48.0% of votes cast
14
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Appearances
82
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
345
+180.5 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 650
Contributions
118
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 337 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
£208,618
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18% below average
Latest expenses
£208,618
8% below average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#4
Tax
99 of 121 votes
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API