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Stephen Doughty vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 189 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 172 different votes 189 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
12 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
0 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 1 No
Housing 0% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
906
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
675
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 649
Appearances
80
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
350
+207.1 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 649
Contributions
116
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30% above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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
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