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Blair McDougall vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 208 shared comparable votes.

208 same votes 0 different votes 208 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
20 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 369 of 650
Participation
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 495 of 650
432
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,381 eligible divisions
219
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
906
57.3% of votes cast
213
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.7% of votes cast
14
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

55
-30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
81
-4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
314
+165.4 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650
Contributions
369
+220.4 vs Commons average
Rank 45 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18% below average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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