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Catherine Atkinson vs Blair McDougall

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

Photograph of Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North
vs
Photograph of Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Blair McDougall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 0 different votes 342 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
45 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
45 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
45 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 215 of 649
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 649
456
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
575 eligible divisions
239
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
216
52.3 % of votes cast
217
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
197
47.7 % of votes cast
13
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

90
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
Appearances
49
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
182
+42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Contributions
247
+107.7 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
24 of 29 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
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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
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