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Gareth Thomas vs Dave Doogan

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
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Dave Doogan
SNP Angus and Perthshire Glens

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Dave Doogan voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 576 shared comparable votes.

509 same votes 67 different votes 576 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
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
64 Aye 23 No
Tax 61% aligned 87 shared votes
58 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 16 No
Benefits 66% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 4 No
Energy 67% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 92% 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

66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
Participation
48.2%
24% below average
Rank 624 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
799
1,658 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
433
54.2% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
366
45.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

43
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
Appearances
92
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 649
48
-97.9 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
Contributions
156
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,355,209
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£322,192
42% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
14
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

Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
47 of 53 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 41 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
121 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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