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Blair McDougall vs Paul Waugh

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 Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 391 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 1 different votes 391 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
49 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
49 Aye 37 No
11 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
49 Aye 37 No
11 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 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 369 of 650
Participation
87.3%
15% above average
Rank 49 of 650
437
604 eligible divisions
Total votes
527
604 eligible divisions
223
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
49.7% of votes cast
214
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
265
50.3% of votes cast
14
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
128
+41.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 650
350
+198.6 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 650
Contributions
166
+14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18% below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API