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Kerry McCarthy vs Stephen Doughty

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


Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,434 shared comparable votes.

1,418 same votes 16 different votes 1,434 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
111 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
111 Aye 63 No
96 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
96 Aye 70 No
64 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
64 Aye 56 No
35 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
35 Aye 83 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 55 shared votes
38 Aye 17 No
111 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
111 Aye 63 No
96 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
96 Aye 70 No
64 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
64 Aye 56 No
35 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
35 Aye 83 No

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

Voting record

79.0%
7% above average
Rank 216 of 650
Participation
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
1,890
2,391 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,588
2,391 eligible divisions
1,058
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
910
57.3% of votes cast
832
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
678
42.7% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

83
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Appearances
82
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
110
-41.4 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Contributions
408
+256.6 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
7
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 70 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API