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Ashley Dalton vs Stephen Doughty

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

Photograph of Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire
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Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Ashley Dalton and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 0 different votes 369 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
19 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 66 shared votes
19 Aye 47 No
28 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 66 shared votes
19 Aye 47 No
28 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

63.7 %
9 % below average
Rank 533 of 649
Participation
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 485 of 649
577
906 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,572
2,354 eligible divisions
275
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
903
57.4 % of votes cast
302
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
669
42.6 % of votes cast
4
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1 % of votes cast
3 years, 5 months
Since 9 Feb 2023
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

43
-32.2 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
Appearances
79
+3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
118
-15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 649
Contributions
352
+218.6 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£607,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£323,917
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
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
6 of 6 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Trade
15 of 17 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Migration
79 of 94 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Energy
23 of 32 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
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