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David Reed vs Blair McDougall

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

Photograph of David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East
vs
Photograph of Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

David Reed and Blair McDougall voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 230 different votes 250 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 29% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
37 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
37 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
590 eligible divisions
188
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
50.8% of votes cast
180
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
210
49.2% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

120
+37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 649
Appearances
52
-30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
179
+35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Contributions
307
+163.7 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£195,694
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£195,694
13% below average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18% below average
15
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
1
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
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Tax
80 of 112 votes
#5
Transport
24 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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