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Dave Doogan vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Dave Doogan and Hilary Benn voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 624 shared comparable votes.

547 same votes 77 different votes 624 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 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 33 No
Tax 52% aligned 84 shared votes
57 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 11 No
Benefits 65% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 6 No
Energy 81% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 8 No
Transport 92% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

48.5 %
24 % below average
Rank 625 of 650
Participation
77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 266 of 650
786
1,619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,805
2,337 eligible divisions
426
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.7 % of votes cast
360
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
782
43.3 % 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
27 years, 0 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

73
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Appearances
44
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 650
122
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
Contributions
388
+268.1 vs Commons average
Rank 27 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£322,192
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 68 votes
Migration
119 of 152 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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 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
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) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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