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Stephen Doughty vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,253 shared comparable votes.

1,250 same votes 3 different votes 1,253 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
94 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
94 Aye 64 No
97 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
97 Aye 54 No
53 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
53 Aye 53 No
33 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
33 Aye 69 No
26 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
94 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
94 Aye 64 No
97 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
97 Aye 54 No
53 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
53 Aye 53 No

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

Voting record

66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 649
Participation
68.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 459 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,361 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
55.0 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
725
45.0 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 600 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
53 of 66 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Defence
55 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
No
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sep 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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