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Stephen Doughty vs Carolyn Harris

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 Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Carolyn Harris voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,384 shared comparable votes.

1,377 same votes 7 different votes 1,384 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
104 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
104 Aye 57 No
33 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
33 Aye 77 No
35 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
35 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 12 No
Energy 97% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
96 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 157 shared votes
99 Aye 58 No
35 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
70 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 132 shared votes
69 Aye 63 No
104 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
104 Aye 57 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 485 of 650
Participation
75.2%
3% above average
Rank 306 of 650
1,593
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,801
2,396 eligible divisions
910
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,032
57.3% of votes cast
683
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
769
42.7% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

82
-5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Appearances
47
-40.2 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
408
+256.0 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
27
-125.0 vs Commons average
Rank 597 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
£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30% above average
Latest expenses
£305,970
35% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 76 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 76 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#3
Education
83 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#4
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
No
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No 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 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: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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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