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Dame Meg Hillier vs Stephen Doughty

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

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
vs
Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,333 shared comparable votes.

1,329 same votes 4 different votes 1,333 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
116 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
116 Aye 55 No
97 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
97 Aye 70 No
37 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
37 Aye 86 No
55 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
55 Aye 55 No
28 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
34 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 51 shared votes
35 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 26 No
Transport 98% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
116 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
116 Aye 55 No
97 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
97 Aye 70 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 353 of 649
Participation
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 649
1,731
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
983
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
57.4 % of votes cast
748
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
672
42.6 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

111
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Appearances
82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
150
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Contributions
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30 % above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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
190 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Benefits
66 of 81 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye rebel
Draft Important Public Sevices (Transport) Regulations 2017 8 Feb 2017
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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
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