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Graham Leadbitter vs Stephen Doughty

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

Photograph of Graham Leadbitter
Graham Leadbitter
SNP Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
vs
Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Graham Leadbitter and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 65 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 39 different votes 65 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
4 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 15 No
Tax 19% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 0 No
Defence 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Defence 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 15 No
Tax 19% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

27.8%
45% below average
Rank 639 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 649
164
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
98
59.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
906
57.3% of votes cast
66
40.2% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

76
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
Appearances
80
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
89
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
Contributions
350
+204.3 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£253,574
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£253,574
12% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
2
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Migration
8 of 13 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
20 of 39 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Tax
56 of 112 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sept 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 4 Sept 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Opposition Day: UK-EU Summit 13 May 2025
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API