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Dave Doogan vs Barry Gardiner

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

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

Voting alignment

Dave Doogan and Barry Gardiner 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
56 Aye 32 No
Tax 65% aligned 88 shared votes
65 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 9 No
Benefits 77% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 9 No
Energy 77% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 89% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

48.7 %
24 % below average
Rank 623 of 647
Participation
67.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 647
786
1,615 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,573
2,333 eligible divisions
426
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
56.0 % of votes cast
360
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
692
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

73
+6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
Appearances
44
-22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
122
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 650
Contributions
57
-60.8 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,355,209
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£322,192
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
47 of 50 votes
#1
Trade
76 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
#2
Transport
74 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Migration
119 of 152 votes
#5
Defence
50 of 64 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
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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