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Stephen Doughty vs Daisy Cooper

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
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Photograph of Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
LD St Albans

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Daisy Cooper voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 785 shared comparable votes.

615 same votes 170 different votes 785 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
15 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
15 Aye 52 No
18 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 15 No
Trade 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 55% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 23 No
Defence 56% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
68 Aye 29 No
Tax 57% aligned 97 shared votes
64 Aye 33 No
12 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 61% aligned 28 shared votes
3 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 3 No
Education 64% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 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 488 of 650
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 372 of 650
1,569
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,182
1,631 eligible divisions
900
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
613
51.9 % of votes cast
669
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
569
48.1 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 7 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
Appearances
70
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
320
+194.2 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
Contributions
103
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 269 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
£1,262,200
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,876
22 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
22
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
40 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Defence
55 of 70 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
146 of 173 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Benefits
57 of 68 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
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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