The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Stephen Doughty vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,276 shared comparable votes.

1,272 same votes 4 different votes 1,276 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
108 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
108 Aye 57 No
61 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
61 Aye 62 No
28 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
28 Aye 81 No
29 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
94 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 156 shared votes
97 Aye 59 No
37 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 53 shared votes
36 Aye 17 No
108 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
108 Aye 57 No
61 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
61 Aye 62 No
28 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
28 Aye 81 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
70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,666
2,361 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
54.3 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
761
45.7 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
15 years, 7 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 368 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 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
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
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API