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Stephen Doughty vs James Cartlidge

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 James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and James Cartlidge voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,400 shared comparable votes.

71 same votes 1,329 different votes 1,400 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
70 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 135 shared votes
71 Aye 64 No
98 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 167 shared votes
70 Aye 97 No
18 Aye 14 No
Benefits 6% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 15 No
Energy 6% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 31 No
Trade 0% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 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
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
210 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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