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Josh Babarinde vs Blair McDougall

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

Photograph of Josh Babarinde
Josh Babarinde
LD Eastbourne
vs
Photograph of Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Josh Babarinde and Blair McDougall voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 251 different votes 293 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
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 70% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
29 Aye 38 No
Tax 4% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 7% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 430 of 649
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 649
403
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
575 eligible divisions
214
53.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
216
52.3 % of votes cast
189
46.9 % of votes cast
No votes
197
47.7 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

119
+41.1 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 650
Appearances
49
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
136
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 650
Contributions
263
+124.7 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£181,159
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£181,159
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18 % below average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
2
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Transport
24 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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