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Dave Doogan vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Dave Doogan and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 564 shared comparable votes.

500 same votes 64 different votes 564 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
20 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 29 No
Tax 61% aligned 87 shared votes
64 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 11 No
Benefits 66% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 5 No
Energy 67% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 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
66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 499 of 647
786
1,615 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,544
2,333 eligible divisions
426
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
882
57.1 % of votes cast
360
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
662
42.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % 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
43
-23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650
122
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 650
Contributions
108
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 230 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£322,192
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
#2
Defence
52 of 64 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 88 votes
Migration
119 of 152 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 91 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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
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
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
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: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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