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Dave Doogan vs Neil O'Brien

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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Photograph of Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Dave Doogan and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 685 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 628 different votes 685 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
63 Aye 44 No
Tax 34% aligned 107 shared votes
36 Aye 71 No
18 Aye 9 No
Energy 19% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 10% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 75 No
Migration 0% aligned 102 shared votes
75 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 22 No
Trade 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

49.3 %
24 % below average
Rank 624 of 648
Participation
85.2 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 648
786
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,752
2,057 eligible divisions
426
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
860
49.1 % of votes cast
360
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
892
50.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

74
+13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 648
Appearances
29
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 648
121
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 648
Contributions
34
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,355,209
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£322,192
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
67 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 59 votes
Migration
119 of 152 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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