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Ms Marie Rimmer vs Stephen Doughty

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

Photograph of Ms Marie Rimmer
Ms Marie Rimmer
Lab St Helens South and Whiston
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Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Ms Marie Rimmer and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,302 shared comparable votes.

1,286 same votes 16 different votes 1,302 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
102 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
102 Aye 54 No
27 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
27 Aye 72 No
28 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 17 No
Benefits 84% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 12 No
Energy 97% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
45 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 101 shared votes
45 Aye 56 No
99 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 162 shared votes
96 Aye 66 No
32 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

69.6%
3% below average
Rank 431 of 650
Participation
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 492 of 650
1,675
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,596
2,405 eligible divisions
891
53.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
913
57.2% of votes cast
784
46.8% of votes cast
No votes
683
42.8% of votes cast
32
1.9% 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

11
-76.8 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 650
Appearances
81
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
13
-140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Contributions
400
+246.9 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,944,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£257,584
14% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
73 of 81 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 81 votes
Education
77 of 96 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
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
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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