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Richard Burgon vs Stephen Doughty

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

Photograph of Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East
vs
Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,473 shared comparable votes.

1,447 same votes 26 different votes 1,473 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 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
119 Aye 64 No
37 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
37 Aye 85 No
35 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
35 Aye 34 No
33 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 16 No
Benefits 80% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 17 No
Energy 95% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
32 Aye 12 No
Education 95% aligned 44 shared votes
34 Aye 10 No
70 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 137 shared votes
72 Aye 65 No
100 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 164 shared votes
97 Aye 67 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
8% above average
Rank 197 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 650
1,933
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,417 eligible divisions
1,059
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
921
57.3% of votes cast
874
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
686
42.7% of votes cast
45
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
Appearances
91
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
105
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Contributions
402
+237.4 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
8
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
46 of 49 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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