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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 354 shared comparable votes.

354 same votes 0 different votes 354 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
45 Aye 30 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 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
45 Aye 30 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 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
469
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
590 eligible divisions
240
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
50.8% of votes cast
229
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
210
49.2% of votes cast
15
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

90
+6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 649
Appearances
52
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649
181
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Contributions
307
+161.1 vs Commons average
Rank 58 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 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
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API