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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 1,246 shared comparable votes.

53 same votes 1,193 different votes 1,246 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 12 No
Energy 7% aligned 30 shared votes
14 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 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 166 shared votes
52 Aye 114 No
27 Aye 77 No
Migration 0% aligned 104 shared votes
77 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 25 No
Trade 0% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
20 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
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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
£2,223,219
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
3
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
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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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