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Stephen Doughty vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,375 shared comparable votes.

1,356 same votes 19 different votes 1,375 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
113 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
113 Aye 59 No
36 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
36 Aye 82 No
34 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 18 No
Benefits 85% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
96 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 156 shared votes
99 Aye 57 No
60 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 116 shared votes
58 Aye 58 No
37 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
113 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
113 Aye 59 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 488 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
1,593
2,400 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,835
2,400 eligible divisions
910
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,011
55.1% of votes cast
683
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
824
44.9% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

82
-5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Appearances
91
+3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
408
+256.0 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
116
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 305 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 76 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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