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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
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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 1,485 shared comparable votes.

1,478 same votes 7 different votes 1,485 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 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 187 shared votes
119 Aye 68 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 22 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
92 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 155 shared votes
89 Aye 66 No
119 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 187 shared votes
119 Aye 68 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

81.6%
9% above average
Rank 166 of 650
Participation
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 492 of 650
1,962
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,596
2,405 eligible divisions
1,070
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
913
57.2% of votes cast
892
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
683
42.8% of votes cast
17
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

109
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
129
-25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
Contributions
400
+245.9 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650

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 49 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API