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Dr Zubir Ahmed vs Blair McDougall

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

Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West
vs
Photograph of Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Dr Zubir Ahmed and Blair McDougall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 0 different votes 340 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
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
435
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
590 eligible divisions
227
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
50.8% of votes cast
208
47.8% of votes cast
No votes
210
49.2% of votes cast
14
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

72
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
Appearances
52
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
154
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 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

£243,911
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£243,911
8% above average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18% below average
4
3 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

Migration
12 of 13 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Energy
17 of 20 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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API