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Dave Doogan vs Sir Christopher Chope

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 Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Dave Doogan and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 418 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 359 different votes 418 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
31 Aye 36 No
Tax 57% aligned 67 shared votes
22 Aye 45 No
14 Aye 7 No
Energy 24% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 4 No
Trade 17% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 72 No
Migration 0% aligned 96 shared votes
72 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

48.4%
23% below average
Rank 611 of 649
Participation
59.2%
12% below average
Rank 565 of 649
799
1,650 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,402
2,368 eligible divisions
433
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
596
42.5% of votes cast
366
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
806
57.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

91
+11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Appearances
45
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 649
155
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
Contributions
40
-98.7 vs Commons average
Rank 535 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
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£322,192
42% above average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
304
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
192 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 41 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API