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Stephen Doughty vs Sir Ashley Fox

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 Sir Ashley Fox
Sir Ashley Fox
Con Bridgwater

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Sir Ashley Fox voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 203 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 199 different votes 203 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
2 Aye 4 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 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
77.0 %
4 % above average
Rank 268 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
443
575 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
44.7 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
245
55.3 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
161
+83.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
246
+107.7 vs Commons average
Rank 82 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
£159,406
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,406
30 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
37 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 111 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Housing
27 of 31 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
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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