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Stephen Doughty vs Sojan Joseph

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 Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

263 same votes 0 different votes 263 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
25 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 649
Participation
93.6%
21% above average
Rank 4 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
590 eligible divisions
906
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
276
50.0% of votes cast
675
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
276
50.0% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.5% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
Appearances
81
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
351
+203.3 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
97
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 355 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
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30% above average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#4
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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