The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Stephen Doughty vs Sir Mel Stride

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 Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,297 shared comparable votes.

70 same votes 1,227 different votes 1,297 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
65 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 126 shared votes
68 Aye 58 No
16 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
96 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 164 shared votes
68 Aye 96 No
16 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 15 No
Energy 3% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 58 shared votes
33 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 11 No
Benefits 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
48.4 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
951
51.6 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
46
-92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
20
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
204 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Trade
75 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
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
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API