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Stephen Doughty vs Mr James Frith

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
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Photograph of Mr James Frith
Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Mr James Frith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 540 shared comparable votes.

540 same votes 0 different votes 540 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
61 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 99 shared votes
61 Aye 38 No
50 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
50 Aye 36 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 14 No
Trade 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 99 shared votes
61 Aye 38 No
50 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
50 Aye 36 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 14 No
Trade 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 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
75.6%
3% above average
Rank 297 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
590 eligible divisions
906
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
219
49.1% of votes cast
675
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
227
50.9% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.5% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
-2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Appearances
30
-52.2 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 649
350
+206.7 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 649
Contributions
46
-97.3 vs Commons average
Rank 519 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
£817,882
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30% above average
Latest expenses
£210,945
7% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Education
46 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
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
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