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Stephen Doughty vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 1,041 shared comparable votes.

267 same votes 774 different votes 1,041 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
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 45% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 20 No
Defence 43% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 48 No
Migration 41% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
1 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 39% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
36 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 38% aligned 52 shared votes
16 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 11 No
Energy 9% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
95 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 163 shared votes
62 Aye 101 No
28 Aye 24 No
Trade 17% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

82
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
375
+236.5 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above 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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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