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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.


Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Blair McDougall voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

375 same votes 2 different votes 377 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
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 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
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 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

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 164 of 650
Participation
72.7%
same as average
Rank 363 of 650
512
627 eligible divisions
Total votes
456
627 eligible divisions
250
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
50.9% of votes cast
262
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
224
49.1% of votes cast
9
1.8% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Appearances
72
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
100
-63.5 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
Contributions
347
+183.5 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 650

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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 66 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API