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David Williams vs Blair McDougall

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

Photograph of David Williams
David Williams
Lab Stoke-on-Trent North
vs
Photograph of Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

David Williams and Blair McDougall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 0 different votes 374 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
43 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
43 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
43 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

85.9 %
13 % above average
Rank 78 of 649
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 649
488
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
409
568 eligible divisions
255
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
213
52.1 % of votes cast
233
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
196
47.9 % of votes cast
13
2.7 % 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

56
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
Appearances
45
-29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
73
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649
Contributions
222
+89.3 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£176,534
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18 % below average
2
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 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 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 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
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