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Helen Hayes vs Blair McDougall

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Blair McDougall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

363 same votes 0 different votes 363 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
46 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
46 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
46 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 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

79.4%
7% above average
Rank 215 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
1,886
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
590 eligible divisions
1,039
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
50.8% of votes cast
847
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
210
49.2% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105
+21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 649
Appearances
52
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649
133
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 649
Contributions
307
+161.1 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30% above average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18% below average
2
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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