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Alicia Kearns vs Stephen Doughty

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

Photograph of Alicia Kearns
Alicia Kearns
Con Rutland and Stamford
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Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Alicia Kearns and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 704 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 664 different votes 704 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
21 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 8 No
Energy 8% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 8% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 6 No
Transport 4% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 22 No
Migration 0% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

69.9%
3% below average
Rank 433 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 649
1,159
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
575
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
906
57.3% of votes cast
584
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.7% of votes cast
27
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

127
+44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
Appearances
79
-3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 649
182
+38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 649
Contributions
349
+205.5 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,417,308
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£320,176
42% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
13
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 44 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Housing
44 of 54 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Motion to sit in private 28 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Closure 1 Mar 2024
Aye
No
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2024
No
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