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Blair McDougall vs Sir Ashley Fox

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 Sir Ashley Fox
Sir Ashley Fox
Con Bridgwater

Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and Sir Ashley Fox voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 302 different votes 307 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
38 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 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
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 273 of 650
406
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
433
563 eligible divisions
210
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
194
44.8 % of votes cast
196
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
239
55.2 % of votes cast
12
3.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
Appearances
146
+74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 650
200
+73.8 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 650
Contributions
223
+96.8 vs Commons average
Rank 84 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
£159,406
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£159,406
30 % below average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 111 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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