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Chris McDonald vs Stephen Doughty

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

Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North
vs
Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 229 shared comparable votes.

229 same votes 0 different votes 229 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
22 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 649
457
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
223
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
906
57.3% of votes cast
234
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.7% of votes cast
12
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

93
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650
Appearances
80
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
406
+259.1 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 650
Contributions
349
+202.1 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£217,932
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 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
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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