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Stephen Doughty vs Aphra Brandreth

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

Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth
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Photograph of Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 163 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 158 different votes 163 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
3 Aye 4 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 1 No
Housing 0% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

66.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 498 of 648
Participation
67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 489 of 648
1,541
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
353
526 eligible divisions
894
58.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
160
45.3 % of votes cast
647
42.0 % of votes cast
No votes
193
54.7 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.7 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 648
Appearances
74
+13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 648
298
+189.1 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 648
Contributions
95
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 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

Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
17 of 21 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#5
Trade
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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