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Barry Gardiner vs Dave Doogan

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

Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West
vs
Photograph of Dave Doogan
Dave Doogan
SNP Angus and Perthshire Glens

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Dave Doogan voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 531 shared comparable votes.

471 same votes 60 different votes 531 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
16 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
65 Aye 23 No
Tax 65% aligned 88 shared votes
56 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 15 No
Benefits 77% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 4 No
Energy 77% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 89% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 479 of 648
Participation
49.3 %
24 % below average
Rank 624 of 648
1,568
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
786
1,594 eligible divisions
880
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
426
54.2 % of votes cast
688
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
360
45.8 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

45
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 648
Appearances
74
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 648
59
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 648
Contributions
121
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,355,209
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,192
42 % above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Trade
76 of 88 votes
#1
Trade
47 of 50 votes
Transport
74 of 87 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Migration
119 of 152 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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