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Stephen Doughty vs Apsana Begum

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 Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Apsana Begum voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 808 shared comparable votes.

784 same votes 24 different votes 808 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
70 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
70 Aye 34 No
34 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 88 shared votes
34 Aye 54 No
23 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
16 Aye 17 No
Benefits 76% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 5 No
Energy 94% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 3 No
Housing 96% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 650
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
1,609
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,164
1,704 eligible divisions
923
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
602
51.7% of votes cast
686
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
562
48.3% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

91
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Appearances
88
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
402
+235.6 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650
Contributions
96
-70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
178 of 212 votes
#1
Benefits
59 of 70 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 5 Nov 2025
No rebel
No
Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26 14 Oct 2025
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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