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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Stephen Doughty

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

Photograph of Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow
vs
Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 203 shared comparable votes.

202 same votes 1 different votes 203 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
22 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 91% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 495 of 650
427
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,381 eligible divisions
227
53.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
906
57.3% of votes cast
200
46.8% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.7% of votes cast
16
3.7% 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

75
-10.2 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
81
-4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
91
-57.6 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Contributions
369
+220.4 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
4
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
31 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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