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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 369 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 0 different votes 369 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 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
11 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
11 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 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
88.6 %
16 % above average
Rank 40 of 650
406
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
499
563 eligible divisions
210
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
249
49.9 % of votes cast
196
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
250
50.1 % of votes cast
12
3.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

39
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
Appearances
116
+45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 650
208
+82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
Contributions
139
+13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 178 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API