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Stephen Doughty vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and John McDonnell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,435 shared comparable votes.

1,394 same votes 41 different votes 1,435 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
128 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 192 shared votes
128 Aye 64 No
36 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
36 Aye 86 No
28 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 17 No
Benefits 79% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 11 No
Energy 94% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
34 Aye 10 No
Education 95% aligned 44 shared votes
32 Aye 12 No
62 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 129 shared votes
60 Aye 69 No
94 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 161 shared votes
97 Aye 64 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
1,609
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
923
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
686
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
874
45.7% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

91
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Appearances
147
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
402
+235.6 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650
Contributions
188
+21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
178 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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