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Stephen Doughty vs Chris Evans

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 Chris Evans
Chris Evans
Lab Caerphilly

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Chris Evans voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,330 shared comparable votes.

1,324 same votes 6 different votes 1,330 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
102 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
102 Aye 59 No
29 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
29 Aye 83 No
30 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
30 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
96 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 159 shared votes
99 Aye 60 No
53 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 119 shared votes
53 Aye 66 No
102 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
102 Aye 59 No
29 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
29 Aye 83 No

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

Voting record

66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 649
Participation
71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 381 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,697
2,361 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
940
55.4 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
757
44.6 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
22
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 573 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
£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£290,268
28 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Defence
58 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
No
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 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
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