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Stephen Doughty vs Carla Lockhart

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 Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 37% of the time, based on 493 shared comparable votes.

184 same votes 309 different votes 493 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 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 14 No
Migration 57% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 11 No
Trade 56% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 17 No
Transport 50% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 14 No
Defence 48% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
40 Aye 14 No
Tax 20% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 24% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 25% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 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
45.5%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
755
1,658 eligible divisions
906
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
389
51.5% of votes cast
675
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
366
48.5% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

80
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
Appearances
176
+92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
350
+204.3 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 650
Contributions
198
+52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30% above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
41 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 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
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 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 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
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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