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Stephen Doughty vs Dame Chi Onwurah

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 Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Dame Chi Onwurah voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,390 shared comparable votes.

1,387 same votes 3 different votes 1,390 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
106 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
106 Aye 48 No
69 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 133 shared votes
69 Aye 64 No
33 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
33 Aye 84 No
30 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 57 shared votes
37 Aye 20 No
96 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 159 shared votes
97 Aye 62 No
106 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
106 Aye 48 No
69 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 133 shared votes
69 Aye 64 No
33 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
33 Aye 84 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
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,003
55.8 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
795
44.2 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
16
0.9 % 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
108
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
157
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 171 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
£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£303,201
34 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
14
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Defence
61 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 rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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
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
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
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