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Blair McDougall

Blair McDougall

Labour MP for East Renfrewshire

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).

Message

Seat status

Safe

Majority size

8,421

Recent swing

+31.3% Labour

Party

Labour

Top donors:

No registered donations

SUPPORTED

Voted for Draft Public Order Act 2023 (I...

Motion passed, 301-110

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OPPOSED

Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 172-334

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OPPOSED

Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 181-335

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Where Blair fits into things

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Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Blair McDougall

Blair McDougall

Member of Parliament

East Renfrewshire

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

No current committee memberships