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Justin Madders vs Blair McDougall

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

Photograph of Justin Madders
Justin Madders
Lab Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
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Photograph of Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Justin Madders and Blair McDougall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 378 shared comparable votes.

378 same votes 0 different votes 378 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
48 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
48 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
48 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 164 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
1,942
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
590 eligible divisions
1,067
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
50.8% of votes cast
875
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
210
49.2% of votes cast
17
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
Appearances
52
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649
117
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 284 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

£2,078,779
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£299,970
33% above average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18% below average
3
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

Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Migration
152 of 171 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
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API