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Joe Robertson vs Stephen Doughty

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 197 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 185 different votes 197 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
2 Aye 4 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
24 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
201
45.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
906
57.3% of votes cast
243
54.7% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.7% of votes cast
3
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

163
+80.7 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Appearances
79
-3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 649
289
+145.5 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649
Contributions
349
+205.5 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27% below average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
3
3 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

Housing
28 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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