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Blair McDougall vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 276 different votes 284 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
11 Aye 6 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
43 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
26 Aye 43 No
18 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
26 Aye 43 No
18 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 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
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 650
406
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,780
2,094 eligible divisions
210
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
878
49.3 % of votes cast
196
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
902
50.7 % of votes cast
12
3.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

39
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
Appearances
20
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650
208
+82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
Contributions
26
-99.8 vs Commons average
Rank 578 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above 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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 70 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 85 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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