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Andy McDonald vs Stephen Doughty

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,361 shared comparable votes.

1,348 same votes 13 different votes 1,361 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
114 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
114 Aye 60 No
30 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
30 Aye 81 No
33 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 17 No
Benefits 86% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
99 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 163 shared votes
96 Aye 67 No
63 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 122 shared votes
64 Aye 58 No
114 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
114 Aye 60 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 293 of 650
Participation
66.3%
6% below average
Rank 489 of 650
1,816
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,593
2,401 eligible divisions
1,003
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
910
57.1% of votes cast
813
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
683
42.9% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

91
+3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Appearances
82
-5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
128
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Contributions
408
+256.0 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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

Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
62 of 76 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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