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Stephen Doughty vs Sir John Hayes

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 John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,303 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 1,236 different votes 1,303 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
15 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
35 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 8 No
Benefits 4% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 71 No
Migration 0% aligned 104 shared votes
71 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
10 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 20 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 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
82.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 161 of 648
1,541
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,906
2,312 eligible divisions
894
58.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
900
47.2 % of votes cast
647
42.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,006
52.8 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

54
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 648
Appearances
95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 648
298
+189.1 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 648
Contributions
172
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 97 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
202 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 59 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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
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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