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Stephen Doughty vs Laurence Turner

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 Laurence Turner
Laurence Turner
Lab Birmingham Northfield

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Laurence Turner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 241 shared comparable votes.

241 same votes 0 different votes 241 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
17 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 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
87.6%
15% above average
Rank 53 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
517
590 eligible divisions
906
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
256
49.5% of votes cast
675
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
261
50.5% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.5% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
Appearances
77
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
351
+203.3 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
134
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 234 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
£166,730
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30% above average
Latest expenses
£166,730
26% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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