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Sir James Cleverly vs Stephen Doughty

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

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Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree
vs
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Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Sir James Cleverly and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,140 shared comparable votes.

65 same votes 1,075 different votes 1,140 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
13 Aye 14 No
Energy 7% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 14 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
63 Aye 97 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 160 shared votes
96 Aye 64 No
11 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 91 No
Tax 0% aligned 141 shared votes
91 Aye 50 No
27 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
32 Aye 20 No
Trade 0% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

69.7%
3% below average
Rank 434 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 649
1,656
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
777
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
906
57.3% of votes cast
879
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

44
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 649
Appearances
79
-3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 649
90
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 649
Contributions
349
+205.5 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£266,795
18% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
5
3 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Trade
73 of 91 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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