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Dr Lauren Sullivan vs Stephen Doughty

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

Photograph of Dr Lauren Sullivan
Dr Lauren Sullivan
Lab Gravesham
vs
Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Dr Lauren Sullivan and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 238 shared comparable votes.

237 same votes 1 different votes 238 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
24 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

87.6%
15% above average
Rank 52 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 649
517
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
271
52.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
906
57.3% of votes cast
246
47.6% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.7% of votes cast
11
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

56
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
Appearances
81
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
68
-79.7 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Contributions
351
+203.3 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£154,312
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£154,312
32% below average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
6
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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
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 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
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