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Blair McDougall vs Paulette Hamilton

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 Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

357 same votes 0 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 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 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

72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 382 of 649
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 649
411
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
873
1,150 eligible divisions
214
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
431
49.4 % of votes cast
197
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
442
50.6 % of votes cast
12
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

45
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649
Appearances
56
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 649
222
+87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
Contributions
74
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£186,207
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26 % above average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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
Education
55 of 61 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
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