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Stephen Doughty vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Ed Davey voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 926 shared comparable votes.

825 same votes 101 different votes 926 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
81 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 139 shared votes
81 Aye 58 No
35 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
35 Aye 58 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
17 Aye 30 No
Trade 96% aligned 47 shared votes
17 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 63% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 64% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
76 Aye 30 No
Tax 74% aligned 106 shared votes
70 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 3 No
Education 74% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 16 No
Benefits 78% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

66.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 498 of 648
Participation
60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 575 of 648
1,541
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
2,057 eligible divisions
894
58.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
699
55.8 % of votes cast
647
42.0 % of votes cast
No votes
554
44.2 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

54
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 648
Appearances
49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 648
298
+190.1 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 648
Contributions
82
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 161 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Opposition Day: UK-EU Summit 13 May 2025
No
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