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Stephen Doughty vs Jim McMahon

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 Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

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

1,270 same votes 6 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
107 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
107 Aye 59 No
56 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
56 Aye 59 No
29 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
29 Aye 82 No
30 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
93 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 154 shared votes
96 Aye 58 No
37 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 No
107 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
107 Aye 59 No
56 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
56 Aye 59 No
29 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
29 Aye 82 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
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 388 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
951
56.2 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
742
43.8 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
64 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
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
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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