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Stephen Doughty vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,222 shared comparable votes.

53 same votes 1,169 different votes 1,222 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
18 Aye 10 No
Energy 7% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 4% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
51 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 113 shared votes
63 Aye 50 No
Most different by topic
114 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 164 shared votes
50 Aye 114 No
27 Aye 77 No
Migration 0% aligned 104 shared votes
77 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 25 No
Trade 0% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 24 No
Transport 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

66.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 498 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,541
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
894
58.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
647
42.0 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

54
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 648
Appearances
142
+81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
298
+189.1 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 648
Contributions
163
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
188 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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