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Stephen Doughty vs Dr Caroline Johnson

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 Dr Caroline Johnson
Dr Caroline Johnson
Con Sleaford and North Hykeham

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Dr Caroline Johnson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,266 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 1,199 different votes 1,266 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
16 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 6% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 3% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
55 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 119 shared votes
65 Aye 54 No
94 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 161 shared votes
65 Aye 96 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 79 No
Migration 0% aligned 115 shared votes
79 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 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
82.9%
10% above average
Rank 138 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,836
2,216 eligible divisions
906
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
896
48.8% of votes cast
675
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
940
51.2% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.5% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
9 years, 9 months
Since 8 Dec 2016

Debates

80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 649
Appearances
143
+59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 649
350
+204.1 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Contributions
403
+257.1 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,451,695
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30% above average
Latest expenses
£229,187
1% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
204 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
154 of 164 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 65 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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