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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 1,322 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 1,255 different votes 1,322 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
26 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
10 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 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

66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 649
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
913
47.2 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.8 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
231
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 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
£2,932,645
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
2
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
44 of 48 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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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