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Luke Pollard vs Stephen Doughty

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

Photograph of Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
vs
Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Luke Pollard and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,161 shared comparable votes.

1,156 same votes 5 different votes 1,161 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
83 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 145 shared votes
83 Aye 62 No
92 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
92 Aye 44 No
58 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
58 Aye 59 No
37 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
37 Aye 78 No
30 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 56 shared votes
38 Aye 18 No
83 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 145 shared votes
83 Aye 62 No
92 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
92 Aye 44 No
58 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
58 Aye 59 No
37 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
37 Aye 78 No

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

Voting record

70.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 431 of 647
Participation
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 647
1,451
2,068 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,552
2,323 eligible divisions
804
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.7 % of votes cast
647
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
656
42.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

66
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 647
Appearances
57
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 647
489
+375.4 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 647
Contributions
301
+187.4 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£309,067
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
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

Migration
144 of 161 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Trade
69 of 84 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
No
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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