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John McDonnell vs Dave Doogan

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Dave Doogan
Dave Doogan
SNP Angus and Perthshire Glens

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Dave Doogan voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 662 shared comparable votes.

590 same votes 72 different votes 662 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 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
71 Aye 29 No
Tax 57% aligned 100 shared votes
60 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 6 No
Energy 74% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 85% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 17 No
Benefits 89% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 234 of 648
Participation
49.3 %
24 % below average
Rank 624 of 648
1,829
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
786
1,594 eligible divisions
1,003
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
426
54.2 % of votes cast
826
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
360
45.8 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

87
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 648
Appearances
74
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 648
118
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 174 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

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,355,209
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,192
42 % above average
4
1 registered category
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

Defence
54 of 59 votes
#1
Trade
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 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 Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
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
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