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Stephen Doughty vs Barry Gardiner

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
vs
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,233 shared comparable votes.

1,225 same votes 8 different votes 1,233 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
111 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
111 Aye 59 No
50 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
50 Aye 54 No
24 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 76 shared votes
24 Aye 52 No
30 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 16 No
Benefits 91% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
83 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 149 shared votes
86 Aye 63 No
31 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
111 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
111 Aye 59 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 492 of 650
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
1,596
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,405 eligible divisions
913
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
683
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

81
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
Appearances
55
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
400
+246.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650
Contributions
91
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
178 of 212 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Cross-Border Trade Resolution: Amendment (e) 20 Nov 2017
Trade
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API