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Justin Madders vs Stephen Doughty

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

Photograph of Justin Madders
Justin Madders
Lab Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
vs
Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Justin Madders and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,475 shared comparable votes.

1,468 same votes 7 different votes 1,475 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 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
119 Aye 67 No
72 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
72 Aye 67 No
35 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
35 Aye 84 No
32 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
31 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
92 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 155 shared votes
89 Aye 66 No
119 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
119 Aye 67 No
72 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
72 Aye 67 No
35 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
35 Aye 84 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 168 of 649
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 649
1,933
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,577
2,366 eligible divisions
1,067
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
905
57.4% of votes cast
866
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
672
42.6% of votes cast
15
0.8% 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

97
+18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 649
Appearances
81
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
117
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
Contributions
376
+238.9 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,078,779
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£299,970
33% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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

Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Migration
152 of 171 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
No rebel
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye rebel
Restoration and Renewal (No. 1) amdt (c) 31 Jan 2018
No
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API