Blair McDougall

Blair McDougall

Labour (Co-op) Sitting member
Constituency
East Renfrewshire
Region
Scotland
Member since
4 July 2024

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This parliament

Voting participation
73%
Debates contributed to
52
Registered interests
13
Declared value
£30,300

Record last updated 19 Sep 2026

Blair McDougall is a Labour (Co-op) MP for East Renfrewshire, elected in July 2024 and therefore relatively new to the current parliament. He currently holds the post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero). McDougall has cast 427 votes with a participation rate of 73%, and has made 390 debate contributions across 52 debates, placing him in the bottom 10% of MPs by debate participation and in the bottom 10% of MPs elected in 2024 by debate contributions. His top debate topics have been Trade & Industry, Economy & Finance, and Small Business, while his voting has focused on Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.

Summary generated on 18/09/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

427 / 585

72.99%

Ranked #310 of 654 MPs (53th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

52 / 11739

390 total contributions

Ranked #602 of 654 MPs (8th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

13

£30,300.00

£

Ranked #251 of 654 MPs (62th percentile)

PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

Blair McDougall is the Labour MP for East Renfrewshire, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade).

Constituencies

  • East Renfrewshire Jul 2024 – present

Posts held

  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) Jul 2026 – present
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) Sep 2025 – Jul 2026