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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 510 shared comparable votes.

460 same votes 50 different votes 510 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
26 Aye 44 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
26 Aye 44 No
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
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
8 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 91% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 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

48.7 %
24 % below average
Rank 623 of 647
Participation
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 548 of 647
786
1,615 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,465
2,333 eligible divisions
426
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
843
57.5 % of votes cast
360
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
622
42.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

73
+6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
Appearances
39
-27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
122
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 650
Contributions
266
+148.2 vs Commons average
Rank 54 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
£2,131,457
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 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
49 of 64 votes
Migration
119 of 152 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Opposition Day: UK-EU Summit 13 May 2025
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API