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Stephen Doughty vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,114 shared comparable votes.

957 same votes 157 different votes 1,114 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
78 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 141 shared votes
78 Aye 63 No
24 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
24 Aye 65 No
36 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 3 No
Education 94% aligned 18 shared votes
16 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 62% aligned 29 shared votes
2 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 63% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 26 No
Defence 63% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
83 Aye 37 No
Tax 68% aligned 120 shared votes
75 Aye 45 No
15 Aye 15 No
Benefits 73% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 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
73.3%
1% above average
Rank 353 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,554
2,121 eligible divisions
906
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
844
54.3% of votes cast
675
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
710
45.7% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 649
Appearances
147
+63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
350
+204.1 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Contributions
209
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30% above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
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