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Stephen Doughty vs Helen Grant

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 Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Helen Grant voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,232 shared comparable votes.

74 same votes 1,158 different votes 1,232 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
12 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 15% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 13 No
Energy 6% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 14 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
48 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 103 shared votes
56 Aye 47 No
29 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 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
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 340 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,751
2,376 eligible divisions
906
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
826
47.2% of votes cast
675
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
925
52.8% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

79
-3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 649
Appearances
16
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 649
349
+205.5 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 649
Contributions
27
-116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 587 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
£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30% above average
Latest expenses
£276,159
22% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 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
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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