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Gareth Snell vs Blair McDougall

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

Photograph of Gareth Snell
Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central
vs
Photograph of Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Blair McDougall voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 3 different votes 393 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 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

86.9%
15% above average
Rank 55 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
539
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
620 eligible divisions
263
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
50.1% of votes cast
276
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
224
49.9% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

200
+107.0 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Appearances
72
-21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
304
+142.0 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Contributions
347
+185.0 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22% below average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
4
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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