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Martin McCluskey vs Blair McDougall

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

Photograph of Martin McCluskey
Martin McCluskey
Lab Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
vs
Photograph of Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Martin McCluskey and Blair McDougall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

311 same votes 0 different votes 311 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
39 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

77.1%
5% above average
Rank 264 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
455
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
590 eligible divisions
226
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
50.8% of votes cast
229
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
210
49.2% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
52
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
315
+169.3 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650
Contributions
307
+161.3 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£140,697
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£140,697
38% below average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18% below average
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 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
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
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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