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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 1,394 shared comparable votes.

1,391 same votes 3 different votes 1,394 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

66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 649
Participation
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 279 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
906
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,005
55.5% of votes cast
675
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
807
44.5% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 649
Appearances
110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649
350
+204.1 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Contributions
159
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649

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
5 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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 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
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
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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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