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David Baines vs Stephen Doughty

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

Photograph of David Baines
David Baines
Lab St Helens North
vs
Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

David Baines and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 187 shared comparable votes.

187 same votes 0 different votes 187 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
16 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

67.2%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 650
404
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,587
2,387 eligible divisions
197
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
910
57.3% of votes cast
207
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
677
42.7% of votes cast
15
3.7% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

27
-58.6 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 650
Appearances
81
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
29
-120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Contributions
388
+238.9 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£136,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below 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

Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 5 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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