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Stephen Doughty vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Christine Jardine voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 1,027 shared comparable votes.

889 same votes 138 different votes 1,027 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
79 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 142 shared votes
79 Aye 63 No
34 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
34 Aye 74 No
26 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
33 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
3 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 93% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 21 No
Defence 59% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 70% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
80 Aye 33 No
Tax 76% aligned 113 shared votes
77 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 2 No
Education 78% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 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
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
145
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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