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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Dave Doogan

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

Photograph of Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen
vs
Photograph of Dave Doogan
Dave Doogan
SNP Angus and Perthshire Glens

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Dave Doogan 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
45 Aye 21 No
Tax 67% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 67% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 91% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 92% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 548 of 648
Participation
49.3 %
24 % below average
Rank 624 of 648
1,457
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
786
1,594 eligible divisions
842
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
426
54.2 % of votes cast
615
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
360
45.8 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

38
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 648
Appearances
74
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 648
265
+157.1 vs Commons average
Rank 45 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

£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,355,209
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,192
42 % above average
5
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

Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
33 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
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API