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Helen Hayes vs Stephen Doughty

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,441 shared comparable votes.

1,440 same votes 1 different votes 1,441 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
119 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
119 Aye 62 No
98 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
98 Aye 69 No
64 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
64 Aye 64 No
38 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
38 Aye 84 No
27 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
119 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
119 Aye 62 No
98 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
98 Aye 69 No
64 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
64 Aye 64 No
38 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
38 Aye 84 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 213 of 649
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 489 of 649
1,882
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,577
2,368 eligible divisions
1,038
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
905
57.4% of votes cast
844
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
672
42.6% of votes cast
18
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

91
+11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Appearances
81
+1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
119
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 649
Contributions
376
+238.4 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API