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Stephen Doughty vs Ben Maguire

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 Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Ben Maguire voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 168 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 139 different votes 168 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 1 No
Housing 56% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Energy 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 21% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
2 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 9% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 649
Participation
61.0%
12% below average
Rank 569 of 649
1,577
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
354
580 eligible divisions
905
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
192
54.2% of votes cast
672
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
162
45.8% of votes cast
17
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
Appearances
95
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
376
+238.9 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 649
Contributions
108
-29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30% above average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#4
Defence
27 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sept 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
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