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Stephen Doughty vs Tim Farron

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 Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Tim Farron voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 1,042 shared comparable votes.

914 same votes 128 different votes 1,042 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
88 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
88 Aye 62 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
34 Aye 71 No
Migration 99% aligned 105 shared votes
33 Aye 72 No
23 Aye 24 No
Trade 98% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 64% aligned 28 shared votes
2 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 64% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 18 No
Defence 70% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
77 Aye 31 No
Tax 71% aligned 108 shared votes
70 Aye 38 No
49 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 78% aligned 99 shared votes
49 Aye 50 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
63.4 %
10 % below average
Rank 542 of 648
1,541
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,465
2,312 eligible divisions
894
58.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
798
54.5 % of votes cast
647
42.0 % of votes cast
No votes
667
45.5 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

54
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 648
298
+190.1 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 648
Contributions
140
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 131 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
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
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
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