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Dave Doogan vs Jake Richards

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
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Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley

Voting alignment

Dave Doogan and Jake Richards voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 108 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 65 different votes 108 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
14 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 75% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 1 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 21 No
Tax 19% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 31% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 0 No
Defence 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

48.4 %
24 % below average
Rank 625 of 649
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 378 of 649
795
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
575 eligible divisions
431
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
52.4 % of votes cast
364
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
197
47.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

89
+11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649
Appearances
61
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 649
148
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
Contributions
204
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,355,209
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£187,382
all imported IPSA years
£322,192
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£187,382
17 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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 53 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: China spying case 28 Oct 2025
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
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
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 49 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 47 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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