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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 535 shared comparable votes.

474 same votes 61 different votes 535 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 24 No
Tax 64% aligned 89 shared votes
57 Aye 32 No
18 Aye 5 No
Energy 74% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 15 No
Benefits 77% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 7 No
Transport 86% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 89% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 474 of 649
Participation
48.4 %
24 % below average
Rank 625 of 649
1,589
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
795
1,643 eligible divisions
889
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
431
54.2 % of votes cast
700
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
364
45.8 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Appearances
89
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
148
+9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650

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
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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
77 of 91 votes
#1
Trade
47 of 53 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
Defence
57 of 71 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
121 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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
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