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Dave Doogan vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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 Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Dave Doogan and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 519 shared comparable votes.

466 same votes 53 different votes 519 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
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 27 No
Tax 67% aligned 66 shared votes
45 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 9 No
Benefits 67% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 7 No
Transport 92% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

48.2%
24% below average
Rank 624 of 649
Participation
62.6%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 649
799
1,656 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,486
2,374 eligible divisions
433
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
57.3% of votes cast
366
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
634
42.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

92
+10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 649
Appearances
55
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649
156
+13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
Contributions
418
+275.8 vs Commons average
Rank 32 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
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£322,192
42% above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 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
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 41 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
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