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Chris McDonald vs Blair McDougall

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

Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North
vs
Photograph of Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Blair McDougall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

336 same votes 0 different votes 336 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
457
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
590 eligible divisions
223
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
50.8% of votes cast
234
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
210
49.2% of votes cast
12
2.6% 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

93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Appearances
52
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
406
+260.3 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Contributions
307
+161.3 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£217,932
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18% below average
6
4 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Migration
11 of 13 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
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
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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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