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Dave Doogan vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Dave Doogan and John McDonnell voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 680 shared comparable votes.

605 same votes 75 different votes 680 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
17 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 40 No
Tax 56% aligned 101 shared votes
71 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 8 No
Energy 71% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 85% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 8 No
Transport 88% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 13 No
Benefits 89% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

47.6%
25% below average
Rank 626 of 650
Participation
79.1%
7% above average
Rank 215 of 650
804
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,903
2,406 eligible divisions
437
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,031
54.2% of votes cast
367
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
872
45.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

94
+1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Appearances
146
+53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
159
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
Contributions
187
+26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 172 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£322,192
42% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
50 of 56 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 41 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
53 of 64 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API