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
71
Registered interests
13
Declared value
£30,300

Record last updated 7 Nov 2026

Blair McDougall is a Labour (Co-op) MP for East Renfrewshire, elected on July 5, 2024, making him relatively new to the current parliament. He holds a government post as 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 460 votes from 626 eligible divisions, giving him a participation rate of 73%, and has made 442 debate contributions across 71 debates, placing him in the bottom 25% of MPs by debate participation and the bottom 10% of MPs elected in 2024 by debate contributions. His top debate topics include Trade & Industry, Economy & Finance, and Small Business, while his top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.

Summary generated on 06/11/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

460 / 626

73.48%

Ranked #299 of 655 MPs (55th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

71 / 12881

442 total contributions

Ranked #579 of 655 MPs (12th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

13

£30,300.00

£

Ranked #254 of 655 MPs (61th 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