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Jess Asato vs Blair McDougall

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

Photograph of Jess Asato
Jess Asato
Lab Lowestoft
vs
Photograph of Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Jess Asato 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
47 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 214 of 649
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 649
456
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
575 eligible divisions
225
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
216
52.3 % of votes cast
231
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
197
47.7 % of votes cast
13
2.9 % 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

23
-55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 649
Appearances
49
-29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
24
-114.6 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 649
Contributions
247
+108.4 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£194,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£194,965
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18 % below average
3
1 registered category
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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