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Blair McDougall vs Sam Carling

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


Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and Sam Carling voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 441 shared comparable votes.

427 same votes 14 different votes 441 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
55 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
55 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
55 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.1%
1% above average
Rank 349 of 650
Participation
89.6%
17% above average
Rank 24 of 650
465
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
570
636 eligible divisions
236
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
298
52.3% of votes cast
229
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
272
47.7% of votes cast
14
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Appearances
64
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650
347
+178.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
Contributions
95
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18% below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
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
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
28 of 33 votes
#4
Housing
32 of 33 votes
Benefits
26 of 32 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API