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Matthew Patrick vs Blair McDougall

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

Photograph of Matthew Patrick
Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West
vs
Photograph of Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Blair McDougall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

345 same votes 1 different votes 346 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 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 186 of 649
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 649
465
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
575 eligible divisions
229
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
216
52.3 % of votes cast
236
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
197
47.7 % of votes cast
8
1.7 % 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

29
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 649
Appearances
49
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
96
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
Contributions
247
+107.7 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£174,976
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18 % below average
0
0 registered categories
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
24 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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