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Stephen Doughty vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 937 shared comparable votes.

887 same votes 50 different votes 937 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
91 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
91 Aye 70 No
37 Aye 60 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
37 Aye 60 No
27 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 17 No
Benefits 79% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 9 No
Energy 82% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 84% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 13 No
Defence 84% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
91 Aye 42 No
Tax 89% aligned 133 shared votes
94 Aye 39 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
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
200 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 5 Nov 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
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