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Jim McMahon vs Dave Doogan

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

Photograph of Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
vs
Photograph of Dave Doogan
Dave Doogan
SNP Angus and Perthshire Glens

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Dave Doogan voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 585 shared comparable votes.

508 same votes 77 different votes 585 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 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 15 No
Benefits 58% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
60 Aye 24 No
Tax 62% aligned 84 shared votes
58 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 6 No
Energy 67% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 403 of 648
Participation
49.3 %
24 % below average
Rank 624 of 648
1,653
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
786
1,594 eligible divisions
936
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
426
54.2 % of votes cast
717
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
360
45.8 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
10 years, 6 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 648
Appearances
74
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 648
108
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 648
Contributions
121
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,355,209
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,192
42 % above average
4
3 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Trade
47 of 50 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
Education
79 of 95 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
Migration
137 of 169 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
119 of 152 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
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
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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