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Blair McDougall vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 0 different votes 349 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
43 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
43 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
43 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 649
Participation
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 649
413
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
216
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
197
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
779
43.2 % of votes cast
12
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

48
-29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649
Appearances
40
-37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 649
230
+92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 649
Contributions
65
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 440 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44 % above average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#5
Housing
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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