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Blair McDougall vs Patricia Ferguson

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


Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 3 different votes 372 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
51 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
51 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 95% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
51 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
51 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 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

72.9%
1% above average
Rank 358 of 650
Participation
79.2%
7% above average
Rank 216 of 650
460
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
500
631 eligible divisions
233
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
254
50.8% of votes cast
227
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
246
49.2% of votes cast
14
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.6% 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
110
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650
345
+180.5 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 650
Contributions
153
-11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18% below average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API