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Stephen Doughty vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,333 shared comparable votes.

1,329 same votes 4 different votes 1,333 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
116 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
116 Aye 55 No
97 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
97 Aye 70 No
37 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
37 Aye 86 No
55 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
55 Aye 55 No
28 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
35 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 27 No
Transport 98% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
116 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
116 Aye 55 No
97 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
97 Aye 70 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
73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 353 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,731
2,361 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
983
56.8 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
748
43.2 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
111
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
150
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 177 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
10
2 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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
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
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No
Draft Important Public Sevices (Transport) Regulations 2017 8 Feb 2017
Transport
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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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