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Tahir Ali vs Blair McDougall

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


Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Blair McDougall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 1 different votes 338 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
49 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
49 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
49 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
49 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 649
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 649
1,245
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
575 eligible divisions
663
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
216
52.3 % of votes cast
582
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
197
47.7 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.9 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

28
-50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 649
Appearances
49
-29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
37
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 649
Contributions
247
+108.4 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18 % below average
5
3 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
47 of 50 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Transport
24 of 29 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API