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Blair McDougall vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

310 same votes 0 different votes 310 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
46 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
46 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

72.4%
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
427
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
217
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
210
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
14
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

52
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Appearances
29
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
307
+161.3 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 650
Contributions
14
-131.7 vs Commons average
Rank 618 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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 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
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