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Stephen Doughty vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,293 shared comparable votes.

1,290 same votes 3 different votes 1,293 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
103 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
103 Aye 51 No
36 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
36 Aye 81 No
57 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
57 Aye 57 No
29 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
96 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 163 shared votes
97 Aye 66 No
103 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
103 Aye 51 No
36 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
36 Aye 81 No
57 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
57 Aye 57 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
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 464 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
904
56.3 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
701
43.7 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
14 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
327
+188.7 vs Commons average
Rank 49 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
183 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
No
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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